Treatment trajectories for alcohol use disorder: Where is the gap?

Tesfa Mekonen^{1

2}, Janni Leung^{1

3}, Gary C K Chan³, Leanne Hides^{1

3}, Jason P Connor^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.
² Psychiatry Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
³ National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.

Comment

Tesfa Mekonen et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;45(8):1560-1562.

doi: 10.1111/acer.14660. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Tesfa Mekonen^{1

2}, Janni Leung^{1

3}, Gary C K Chan³, Leanne Hides^{1

3}, Jason P Connor^{3

4}

¹ School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.
² Psychiatry Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
³ National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia.

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A cascade of care for alcohol use disorder: Using 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to identify gaps in past 12-month care.
Mintz CM, Hartz SM, Fisher SL, Ramsey AT, Geng EH, Grucza RA, Bierut LJ. Mintz CM, et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Jun;45(6):1276-1286. doi: 10.1111/acer.14609. Epub 2021 May 16. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021. PMID: 33993541 Free PMC article.

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