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Reduction of the treatment gap for problematic alcohol use in Belgium

Year: 2015

Type: book

Abstract: FOREWORD 1 -- KEY MESSAGES 2 -- SYNTHESIS 3 -- 1. ABSTRACT 4 -- 1.1. BACKGROUND 4 -- 1.2. RESEARCH AIM 4 -- 1.3. METHODS 4 -- 1.4. RESULTS 4 -- 1.5. CONCLUSION 5 -- 2. PROBLEMATIC ALCOHOL USE: WIDESPREAD AND RARELY TREATED 5 -- 2.1. THE EXTENT OF PROBLEMATIC ALCOHOL USE 5 -- 2.2. EXTENT OF TREATMENT OF PROBLEMATIC ALCOHOL USE 6 -- 2.3. RELEVANCE 6 -- 3. THE TREATMENT GAP: A PROBLEM WITH CAUSES AT VARIOUS LEVELS 7 -- 3.1. THE LONG AND DIFFICULT ROAD TO HELP 7 -- 3.2. CARE PROVIDERS EXPERIENCE OBSTACLES TOO 7 -- 3.3. SOCIAL ATTITUDES DO NOT HELP 8 -- 4. NO EASY SOLUTIONS 8 -- 4.1. HELPING THE PATIENT ALONG THE ROAD 8 -- 4.2. SUPPORTING THE PATIENT’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS 9 -- 4.3. SUPPORTING THE CARE PROVIDERS 9 -- 4.4. IMPROVING THE ORGANISATION OF CARE 9 -- 4.5. INFLUENCING PUBLIC OPINION 10 -- 4.6. POLITICAL ACTION NEEDED 10 -- 5. IN CONCLUSION 10 -- RECOMMENDATIONS 12 -- REFERENCES 15

DOI: 10.57598/r258cs

Authors: Patriek Mistiaen, Laurence Kohn, Françoise Mambourg, Frédéric Ketterer, Corine Tiedtke, Marie-Claire Lambrechts, Lode Godderis, Marc Vanmeerbeek, Marijke Eyssen, Dominique Paulus

Institutions: Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), University of Liège, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W2234875443

FWCI: 0.691

Cites: 112

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10