Treatment and prevention of alcohol related problems, general practicioner and evidence based medicine

Czech version

Authors: Nešpor K. Csémy L.# ^{1,2 3,4}
Authors‘ workplace: Psychiatrická léčebna Bohnice, Ředitel: MUDr. Ivan David, CSc. ¹; IPVZ Praha, Ředitel: MUDr. Antonín Malina, Ph. D., MBA. ²; Psychiatrické centrum Praha, Ředitel: prof. MUDr. Cyril Hóschl, DrSc, F. R. C. Psych. ³; Státní zdravotní ústav, Ředitel: MUDr. Jaroslav Volf, Ph. D. ⁴
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2006; 86(11): 652-653
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

It is important for general practitioners that some treatment modalities are clearly effective in the prevention and treatment of alcohol related problems from the point of view of evidence based medicine. General practitioners are likely to use brief intervention, motivation enhancement, naltrexone, referral to cognitivebehavioral therapy, family therapy and Alcoholic Anonymous.

Key words:
Alcohol related problems, cognitive-behavioral therapy, family therapy, Alcoholic Anonymous.