Publications by authors named "Diane Mains"
Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
August 2011
Background: Brief interventions involve a time-limited intervention focusing on changing behaviour. They are often motivational in nature using counselling skills to encourage a reduction in alcohol consumption.
Objectives: To determine whether brief interventions reduce alcohol consumption and improve outcomes for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital inpatient units.
Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
July 2009
Background: Brief interventions involve a time-limited intervention focusing on changing behaviour. They are often motivational in nature using counselling skills to encourage a reduction in alcohol consumption.
Objectives: To determine whether brief interventions reduce alcohol consumption and improve outcomes for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital inpatient units.