The goal of this study is to develop and test a brief behavioral treatment for women Veterans with alcohol use in primary care. The study involves a development phase, an open trial phase, and a pilot randomized controlled trial. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the treatment feasible and acceptable to women Veteran primary care patients? * Can the treatment help reduce alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, and improve quality of life? Researchers will compare the new treatment to usual treatment that primary care patients would normally receive. Participants will be asked to participate in either the new behavioral treatment or usual primary care treatment and attend 3 appointments to answer questions about their alcohol use, quality of life, other mental health symptoms, and what they thought of their behavioral treatment.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Change in self-reported quality of life from baseline to 6-months post-treatment
Timeframe: From baseline to 6 months post-treatment
Change in self-reported alcohol-related problems from baseline to 6 months post-treatment
Timeframe: From baseline to 6 months post-treatment
Change in self-reported alcohol-related functional impairment from baseline to 6 months post-treatment
Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months post-treatment
Feasibility - average session length
Timeframe: For the duration of the intervention period, 8-12 weeks post-baseline.
Intervention fidelity
Timeframe: For the duration of the intervention period, 8-12 weeks post-baseline.
Self-reported patient acceptability of the experimental intervention
Timeframe: After completing the behavioral health treatment, 8-12 weeks post-baseline.