Brief Intervention for Heavy-Drinking College Students: 4-Year Follow-Up and Natural History
John S. Baer, PhD,
Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD,
Arthur W. Blume, MS,
Patrick McKnight, PhD and
G. Alan Marlatt, PhD
John S. Baer and Daniel R. Kivlahan are, and at the time of the study Patrick McKnight was, with the Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash. John S. Baer, Arthur W. Blume, and G. Alan Marlatt are with the Department of Psychology, and Daniel R. Kivlahan is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.
FIGURE 1—Standardized factor scores for 3 dimensions of drinking behavior over 4 years, shown separately for the high-risk control group (), the high-risk prevention group (), and the normative comparison group ().