Table 1.
Selection of Psychological Treatment Strategies for the Counseling for Alcohol Problems
| Treatment strategy | Source | Perceived acceptability, feasibility, effectiveness, and safety | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature review | In‐depth interviews | |||||
| International | Regional | Mental health professionals | Patients | Family care givers | ||
| Personalized feedback | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Motivational interviewing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | ||
| Psychoeducation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ |
| Supportive counseling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Cognitive restructuring | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | + | ||
| Problem solving | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | ||
| Enlisting social support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Support groups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ |
| Vocational counseling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | ||
| Relapse prevention | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Social skills training | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Family psychoeducation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ |
| Family counseling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ |
| Relaxation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |
| Geographical cure | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |||
| Physical exercise | ✓ | ✓ | ++ | |||
| Religious and spiritual practices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | |
| Addressing unconscious mechanisms | ✓ | − | ||||
| Addressing interpersonal issues with one's partner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | |
| Focus on past experiences and relationships | ✓ | ✓ | − | |||
| Music therapy | ✓ | ✓ | − | |||
Perceived acceptability, feasibility, effectiveness, and safety: ++ High acceptability, feasibility, perceived effectiveness, and safety; + moderate acceptability, feasibility, and perceived effectiveness; and some safety concerns—not recommended for further consideration.