Abstract
Research has consistently shown that alcohol use is a problem in rural communities and access to substance abuse treatment, particularly evidence-based treatment is limited. Because telemedicine has been shown to be effective in delivering services, this article presents a novel and innovative way of using telemedicine technology in the form of videoconferencing to deliver an evidence-based alcohol intervention (motivational enhancement therapy) with at-risk alcohol users in real-world settings (rural probation and parole offices). This article focuses on: (a) creating a profile of an at-risk group of rural alcohol users; (b) describing the evidence-based intervention; and (c) describing the innovative telemedicine-based service delivery approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 298-309 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Psychological Services |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Alcohol use
- Real-World setting
- Rural offenders
- Treatment need
- Videoconferencing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology