American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , March 2009

Curbing Problem Drinking with Personalized-Feedback Interventions: A Meta-Analysis

  • Heleen Riper, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Innovation Centre of Mental Health and Technology, Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Psychology and Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO) Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Heleen Riper, PhD, MSc, Trimbos Institute, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Annemieke van Straten, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology and Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO) Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Max Keuken, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Science, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Filip Smit, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Innovation Centre of Mental Health and Technology, Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Psychology and Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO) Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Gerard Schippers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Amsterdam Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Pim Cuijpers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology and Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO) Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Image Result

    Flow chart of study selection resulting in inclusion of 14 studies (15 comparisons)

    Flow chart of study selection resulting in inclusion of 14 studies (15 comparisons)

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    Pooled estimates for the effectiveness of personalized-feedback intervention

    aBoon B, Institute for Addiction Research, unpublished findings, 2006

    bBoon B, Institute for Addiction Research, unpublished

    Pooled estimates for the effectiveness of personalized-feedback intervention

    aBoon B, Institute for Addiction Research, unpublished findings, 2006

    bBoon B, Institute for Addiction Research, unpublished findings, 2008

 The full text of this article is available via AJPM Online at www.ajpm-online.net; 1 unit of Category-1 CME credit is also available, with details on the website.

PII: S0749-3797(08)00968-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.10.016

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , March 2009

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