Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Alcohol Problems

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for alcohol problems.

Reviewed December 2011

5 Resources Found

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Title:   Pharmacologic interventions for pregnant women enrolled in alcohol treatment programs
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is common. Yet no safe level of alcohol consumption is known, with no conclusive evidence on any adverse effects on the unborn child with low levels of alcohol. During pregnancy, more than two units per day or more than...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Insufficient evidence of efficacy of thiamine for the treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Alcohol abuse is an important but not an exclusive cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Although WKS is reasonably well defined and known to cause significant mortality and morbidity, the optimal treatment strategy is not clear. The role of thiamine in...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Psychosocial interventions for women enrolled in alcohol treatment during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pregnancy can be seen as a window of opportunity where women may seek treatment for their addictions out of concern for their unborn child. Worldwide estimates of alcohol usage report that a large proportion of women continue to drink during their pregn...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   No evidence to support anabolic-androgenic steroids for alcoholic liver disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Alcohol causes a major part of the liver diseases in the Western World. Several trials have addressed the effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids for alcoholic liver disease. This systematic review could not demonstrate any significant effects of anabol...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Action with problem drinkers can cut risk of injury
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Drinking too much alcohol can be dangerous, and injuries (both intentional and unintentional) are one of the most important ways in which excess alcohol use can result in harm. Are there ways of working with people known to be
Date:   Apr 2004

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