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116 questions · 128 findings · 27 reviews

No studies found 23 · 18%GRADE not reported 6 · 4.7%Very low 26 · 20.3%Low 41 · 32%Moderate 31 · 24.2%High 1 · 0.8%

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption

25% reduction of drinking days in the past 30 days · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) showed no clear difference in 25% reduction of drinking days in the past 30 days compared with assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption

50% reduction of drinking days in the past 30 days · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) showed no clear difference in 50% reduction of drinking days in the past 30 days compared with assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption

or more drinking days' reduction in the past 30 days · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) probably leads to higher or more drinking days' reduction in the past 30 days compared with assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption

Retention [ · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) showed no clear difference in retention ‐ end of treatment compared with assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus treatment as usual vs treatment

Violence perpetration · adults meeting 3 or more diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus… showed no clear difference in violence perpetration: number of participants who perpetrated… compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus treatment as usual vs treatment

Deatha Timing of outcome assessment: 12 months · adults meeting 3 or more diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder

Brief admission to psychiatric hospital by self‐referral plus… showed no clear difference in deatha Timing of outcome assessment: 12 months compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs usual treatment alone

Alcohol consumption: consuming more than 21 units of alcohol per week · Male patients aged 16 to 35 years attending an oral and maxillofacial surgery outpatient clinic for follow-up of an alcohol-related facial…

Brief one-session, manual-guided discussion based on the principles… led to lower alcohol consumption: consuming more than 21 units of alcohol per week compared with treatment at the outpatient clinic as usual; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review