Pep talk to teens in the ER helped reduce violence, alcohol misuse

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 06:00 in Psychology & Sociology

A brief, motivational talk in the emergency room reduced by half the chances that teenagers would experience peer violence or problems due to drinking, according to a study published Aug. 4 in a theme issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...

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