TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Alcohol-Related Disorders/diagnosis/prevention & control/therapy
KW - Alcoholism/diagnosis/prevention & control/therapy
KW - Central Nervous System Depressants/adverse effects
KW - Ethanol/adverse effects
KW - Ethnic Groups/education
KW - Female
KW - Health Services Accessibility
KW - Health Services Needs and Demand
KW - Health Status Disparities
KW - Healthcare Disparities
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mass Screening
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Psychotherapy, Brief
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Young Adult
AU - N. Mulia
AU - L. A. Schmidt
AU - Y. Ye
AU - T. K. Greenfield
A1 - 
AB - The alcohol treatment field has focused on promoting screening and brief intervention (SBI) in medically based settings, particularly primary care. In this Commentary, we consider the potential unintended consequences for disparities in access to care for alcohol problems. National data show significant racial/ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the rates at which at-risk drinkers and persons with alcohol use disorders come into contact with primary care providers. This suggests that implementing SBI in mostly primary care settings could inadvertently widen the gap in alcohol-related health disparities. To ensure that all populations in need benefit from this evidence-based treatment, SBI should be considered and adapted for a wider range of service venues, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and venues frequented by racial/ethnic minorities and the uninsured.
BT - Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 9
CY - England
DO - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01501.x
IS - 9
JF - Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
N2 - The alcohol treatment field has focused on promoting screening and brief intervention (SBI) in medically based settings, particularly primary care. In this Commentary, we consider the potential unintended consequences for disparities in access to care for alcohol problems. National data show significant racial/ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the rates at which at-risk drinkers and persons with alcohol use disorders come into contact with primary care providers. This suggests that implementing SBI in mostly primary care settings could inadvertently widen the gap in alcohol-related health disparities. To ensure that all populations in need benefit from this evidence-based treatment, SBI should be considered and adapted for a wider range of service venues, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and venues frequented by racial/ethnic minorities and the uninsured.
PB - by the Research Society on Alcoholism
PP - England
PY - 2011
SN - 1530-0277; 0145-6008
SP - 1557
EP - 1560
EP - 
T1 - Preventing disparities in alcohol screening and brief intervention: the need to move beyond primary care
T2 - Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
TI - Preventing disparities in alcohol screening and brief intervention: the need to move beyond primary care
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 21599711
U3 - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01501.x
VL - 35
VO - 1530-0277; 0145-6008
Y1 - 2011
ER -