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SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Award Number: R21AA016174
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2007
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2009

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SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: Alcohol dependence and major depression represent two major sources of distress and disability among college students. Risks for the development of these disorders include hazardous drinking and elevated depressive symptoms respectively, both of which are experienced by a large proportion of college students and place them at risk for a variety of negative academic and interpersonal consequences. Hazardous drinking and elevated depressive symptoms not only increase the risk for the development of alcohol dependence and major depression but also have reciprocal influences on one another in the development, maintenance, and recurrence of these disorders. Finally, hazardous drinking students with elevated subclinical depression symptoms exhibit distinct cognitive motivational characteristics that may influence their ability to change. Given the frequent co-occurrence of elevated depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking, there are a number of advantages to addressing both of the issues in an integrated intervention. The current project seeks to develop a short-term (3-session) intervention to address these objectives. Specifically, this proposal seeks to: (1) develop an integrated short-term secondary prevention approach for alcohol dependence and major depression for college students at risk for these disorders, and (2) conduct a pilot trial to determine effect size estimates of the efficacy of the intervention. During the first phase (Stage 1A) the intervention will be developed and pilot tested with 8 hazardous drinking college students who exhibit mild to moderate depressive symptoms. For the pilot trial (Stage1B), participants will be assigned to either a short-term intervention that is based on systematic motivational counseling (Cox & Klinger, 2004) or an Assessment Only control condition. Alcohol outcomes, depressive symptoms, and hypothesized change processes will be assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Results of this work will provide the basis for a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of this new intervention to prevent the development of alcohol dependence and major depression. Public Health Relevance: This Public Health Relevance is not available.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $192,969 )
2008	2008	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	8/18/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$192,969
														Subtotal = $192,969

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $233,594 )
2007	2007	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	9/30/2007	NEW	$233,594
														Subtotal = $233,594

Grand Total All Awards = $426,563

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SECONDARY PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Award Number: R21AA016174

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2007

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2009

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