What are adverse effects associated with alcohol use screening and screening-related assessment?
No data are available on any false-positive or negative effects that occur from generalized screening for alcohol misuse among patients. Another concern about potential harms related to screening for alcohol consumption revolves around uncertainties about whether patients may be offended. Greater dropout among those receiving brief interventions for risky alcohol use compared with controls in some studies 124, 126, 128 provides indirect evidence that such concerns may be warranted for small proportions of individuals. Alternatively, those receiving interventions that did not change their drinking may have dropped out due to embarrassment. However, we were unable to find research directly addressing potential adverse effects for either screening or brief interventions for alcohol problems.
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