Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2005;40(12):1831-47.
doi: 10.1080/10826080500318533.

The impact of a self-help pamphlet on reducing risk drinking among 30- to 49-year-old men in Helsinki, Finland

Thomas Karlsson  1 , Kirsimarja Raitasalo, Marja Holmila, Anja Koski-Jännes, Heikki Ollikainen, Jussi Simpura
Affiliations

The impact of a self-help pamphlet on reducing risk drinking among 30- to 49-year-old men in Helsinki, Finland

Thomas Karlsson et al. Subst Use Misuse. 2005.

Abstract

This study evaluates the impact of a self-help pamphlet designed to support self-control of drinking. It was conducted in Helsinki, Finland, in 2001 and 2002 and focused on men between 30 and 49 years of age. The respondents were randomly selected in an intervention and a control area and compared with each other before and after the intervention using independent samples (N = 4418) The results support previous findings showing that interventions like this serve as a supplement to other prevention and early treatment measures. Although the results were encouraging, there is a need for more in-depth studies in the field.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources