Most people s New Year s resolutions include making positive health-related changes, like eating more nutritious foods, exercising, or changing their drinking habits. A unique research study at the UConn Health Center is designed to help social drinkers cut back on their alcohol use. The study compares two brief forms of counseling. Both counseling approaches have been shown to be effective in helping moderate drinkers consume less alcohol.
Participants answer questions about their daily events and behaviors, including drinking.
According to Howard Tennen, Ph.D., who is directing the study at the UConn Alcohol Research Center, the study provides the opportunity for researchers to better understand how drinking fits within the ebb and flow of daily experiences, while helping individuals reach their goals to drink less. Participants must be between the ages of 25 and 60. The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service.