Alcohol Consumption, Anxiety, Depression
Conditions
Keywords
Alcohol Consumption, Social Anxiety, Depression, Brief Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sub-Clinical Social Anxiety, Sub-Clinical Depression
Brief summary
In the proposed project the investigators will develop and test a novel brief intervention targeting college students who drink heavily to cope with anxiety and depression, a behavior that increases risk for the development of alcohol dependence.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational and Cognitive Intervention for Drinkers (MCID)
Integrate social anxiety/ depression and drinking intervention
BEHAVIORALBrief Motivational Intervention (BMI)
Integrate drinking intervention
Sponsors
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
University of Cincinnati
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- 1. At least 1 heavy drinking episode (4 or more drinks for women; 5 or more drinks for men). 2\. Sub-clinical anxiety or depression 3. Occasional to frequent drinking related problems
Exclusion criteria
* 1\. Clinical Axis I diagnosis 2. Current suicidal ideation, pregnancy, major medical illness, severe alcohol dependence, current hallucinations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Consumption and Drinking-Related Negative Consequences | Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up |
| Anxiety | Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up |
| Depression | Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost efficacy data | 2-3 months post completion |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactGiao Q. Tran, Ph.D.
Outcome results
None listed