Evaluation of screening and brief intervention for hazardous alcohol use integrated into clinical practice in an inner-city Emergency Department.

Introduction: In small studies, Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is effective in reducing hazardous alcohol use.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of SBIRT at an inner-city ED in routine clinical practice.

Methods: Of the 41 900 consecutive ED patients aged 18 years and older, 22 537 (53.

Obsessions in normality and psychopathology.

Background: This study examines the presence of obsessions in the general population and in various psychiatric disorders. Second, the impact of obsessions is studied in terms of general functioning and quality of life in the general population.

Methods: Data were derived from the Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study (NEMESIS), a large representative sample of the Dutch population (n = 7,076).