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Psychosocial treatment options for adolescents and young adults with alcohol use disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Yim Wah Mak, Frances Kam Yuet Wong, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Funa Yang, Ting Mao, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Ka Yan Ho

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Synthesis in Frontiers in public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Psychosocial Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Review of Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  3. Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing for Adolescent Drinking in Denmark.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Getaneh Mulualem BelaySchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yim Wah MakSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Frances Kam Yuet WongSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Katherine Ka Wai LamSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Qi LiuSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Funa YangSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ting MaoSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Cynthia Sau Ting WuSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ka Yan HoSchool of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Psychosocial intervention is imperative for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD), but there is no comprehensive evidence regarding its effectiveness. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in treating AUD amongadolescents and young adults. Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, articles were searched from EMBASE, PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus. Also, articles were retrieved from gray literature. The quality of articles has been assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment. Results: A total of 12 randomized controlled trials were included. Integrated family and CBT, CBT, guided self-change, and ecologically based family therapy had a mild effect in reducing alcohol use frequency. On the other hand, integrated motivational enhancement therapy and CBT (-0.71 [95% CI: -0.97, -0.45]) and common elements treatment approaches (4.5 [95% CI: 6.9, 2.2]) had the highest effect size for reducing alcohol use frequency and amount, respectively. In conclusion, most of the interventions had no significant effect on different drinking outcomes. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of combined interventions surpassed that of the single interventions. The effect of psychosocial interventions on abstinence was inconclusive. Therefore, future studies will explore alternative, newly emerged third-wave therapeutic approaches. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, CRD42023435011, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=435011.

Indexed as

AlcoholismPsychosocial InterventionAdolescentCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicYoung Adultadolescentsalcohol use disorderpsychosocial interventionssystematic reviewyoung adults

Identifiers

PMID39114525
PMCPMC11303970

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