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The term “minimal interventions” or “minimal treatment interventions” has been gaining currency in recent years, particularly in the area of addictive behaviors, but it is sometimes not clear what it means. I shall not attempt a pre-emptive definition here but merely describe the way the term will be used in this chapter.
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Heather, N. (1986). Minimal Treatment Interventions for Problem Drinkers. In: Edwards, G. (eds) Current Issues in Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6775-2_18
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