Evaluation of a self-help manual for young offenders who drink: A pilot study
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 29 (1) , 117-119
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8260.1990.tb00858.x
Abstract
Adolescent offenders have been identified as heavy drinkers, in some cases drinking being causally related to offending. Forty-five male young offenders who drink were selected from the population of a Young offenders Centre [Leicester England, UK]. They were matched for age and self-reported alcohol consumption, then allocated to one of three conditions: no intervention; minimal intervention (given a behavioural self-help manual to read alone); and group intervention (manual read aloud in groups). At 15-month follow-up, there were no significant differences in reconviction rates in the three conditions. Information useful in the design of future studies was gained, and recommendations are made.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Evaluation of a self‐help manual for media‐recruited problem drinkers: Six‐month follow‐up resultsBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986