All Outputs (5)

Closing the health and equalities gap: an international perspective. (2005)
Report
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2005). Closing the health and equalities gap: an international perspective. https://www.evidence.nhs.uk: WHO Regional Office for Europe - WHO Europe

This report presents an analysis of official documents on government policies to tackle inequalities in health from 13 developed countries. All countries recognize that health inequalities are caused by adverse socioeconomic and environmental circums... Read More about Closing the health and equalities gap: an international perspective..

How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users? (2005)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Orr, L. C., Watson, L., & Jackson, A. (2005). How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?. Family therapy, 32, 15

Interventions to reduce drug use in young people are often advocated on the basis of expert opinion or selective reviews of the scientific literature. The extent to which these views are fully supported by the scientific literature is unclear. The ai... Read More about How effective are secondary prevention interventions for young drug users?.

Secondary prevention interventions for young drug users: a systematic review of the evidence. (2005)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Orr, L. C., Jackson, A., & Watson, L. (2005). Secondary prevention interventions for young drug users: a systematic review of the evidence. Adolescence, 40, 1-22

This paper reviews the international scientific evidence on the effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions for young drug users. The review provides insight into the effectiveness of interventions that have been evaluated using moderately st... Read More about Secondary prevention interventions for young drug users: a systematic review of the evidence..

Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective. (2005)
Preprint / Working Paper
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective

This report presents an analysis of official documents on government policies to tackle inequalities in health from 13 developed countries. All countries recognize that health inequalities are caused by adverse socioeconomic and environmental circums... Read More about Closing the health inequalities gap: an international perspective..

Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study (2005)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Glenday, J., Freeman, L., Ajeda, D., Johnston, B., Christie, M., & Ogston, S. (2005). Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24(1), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/09595230500

Illicit drug users undergoing mandatory reductions in prescribed diazepam were randomly allocated to one of two methods of delivering psychological support to help reduce their prescription: a) an enhanced intervention consisting of skills training a... Read More about Reducing diazepam prescribing for illicit drug users: A randomised control study.