Brief Intervention in College Settings.

摘要: It is well established that college students have high rates of alcohol use and misuse suffer the negative consequences this behavior. Research evaluating results brief interventions with high-risk has shown these approaches to be successful in reducing consumption and/or related consequences. Several screening tools been developed detect presence problematic associated disorders, some are designed specifically for a student population. College campuses offer several opportunities implement interventions, including universal or large-scale assessments; health services, counseling centers, local emergency rooms; via judicial grievance systems set up deal who violate campus policies. Issues consider when implementing populations include should deliver interventions-peer professional counselors-and how encouraged participate interventions. Regardless measures implemented, content process based on available scientific evidence regarding efficacious KEY WORDS: undergraduate student; abuse; binge drinking; heavy AODD (alcohol other drug disorder); identification screening; interview; motivational interviewing; CAGE Questionnaire; Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST); Young Adult Alcohol Problems (YAAPST); intervention; peer counseling; literature review This article briefly summarizes drinking, factors can place at risk harmful from their instruments effective students, considerations limitations such concludes clinical research recommendations further study populations. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ALCOHOL USE BY COLLEGE STUDENTS The by young adult resulting widely documented (see O'Malley Johnston 2002 Perkins reviews). longitudinal cross-sectional national studies tracking among nation's youth students. In 2003 Monitoring Future (MTF) report, 86 percent reported drinking least once lifetime, 66 last month (Johnston et al. 2004). prevalence fairly stable over past two decades, although tobacco illegal mainly declined pattern serious cause concern because many engage episodic, binge, traditionally defined as having five more drinks row1 2004; Wechsler 2002). Approximately 39 44 2 weeks prior filling out survey Additionally, according one study, nearly one-third met criteria abuse specified Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), 6 its dependence (Knight (2002) provides physical, behavioral, legal, interpersonal, institutional effects For example, drink experience physical illness (e.g., hangovers, nausea), academic impairment (e. …