Michael R. Polen

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified 12 controlled alcohol intervention trials conducted with general adult patients, 3 with pregnant women, and 1 with adolescents that took place in primary care settings and were of good or fair internal validity according to US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria.

TL;DR: The assumption underlying brief behavioral counseling interventions in primary care is that, for identified risky or harmful drinkers, reducing overall alcohol consumption or adopting safer drinking patterns will reduce the risk for medical, social, and psychological problems, and little experimental evidence supports this assumption.

TL;DR: A brief, group cognitive therapy prevention program can reduce the risk for depression in the adolescent offspring of parents with a history of depression.

TL;DR: An intent-to-treat analysis and supplementary analyses of possible sources of bias supported the conclusion that immunization with HbOC vaccine was effective in preventing H. influenzae type b disease in infancy.

TL;DR: Gender differences in treatment process indicators among 293 HMO members recommended for substance abuse treatment did not differ by gender, but factors predicting these outcomes differed markedly.