Alcohol dependence treatment in the EU - a literature search and expert consultation about the availability and use of guidelines in all EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_4CE7493767C8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Alcohol dependence treatment in the EU - a literature search and expert consultation about the availability and use of guidelines in all EU countries plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
Journal
International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
Author(s)
Rehm J, Rehm M, Alho H, Allamani A, Aubin H.-J., Bühringer G, Daeppen J.-B., Frick U, Gual A, Heather N
ISSN
1925-7066
ISSN-L
1925-7066
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
2
Number
2
Pages
53-67
Language
english
Abstract
Aim: To describe guidelines and common practices for alcohol dependence treatment in Europe.
Design: Systematic and qualitative review; for each country, guidelines were identified via systematic literature research, followed by interviews with treatment experts.
Setting: European Union (EU) countries plus Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland.
Participants: Experts in alcohol dependence treatments and treatment systems.
Measure: Semi-structured questionnaire for interviews.
Findings: While fewer than half of EU countries have formal national guidelines for alcohol dependence treatment, a majority of these countries have guidelines by professional organizations such as psychiatric or neuropsychopharmacologic societies, and several are currently developing such guidelines. Abstinence is the usual treatment goal, but the majority of countries accept reduction of drinking as an intermediate or secondary goal, in practice even more than in the guidelines. Psychotherapy, mainly cognitive-behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and family therapy, is the most common treatment for relapse prevention, in part accompanied by pharmacotherapy (disulfiram, acamprosate and naltrexone being used most often).
Conclusions: There are differences in treatment for alcohol dependence in Europe. The introduction of reduction of drinking as one treatment goal may attract more patients.
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Yes
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