Problem drinkers
Alcohol use disorder patients
Alcohol-related disease patients
Families of alcohol-dependent individuals
Provides comprehensive integrated care for alcohol-dependent patients through multidisciplinary team collaboration, including medical intervention, psychotherapy, social work support, and pharmacological treatment, while strengthening community education and family support to break the cycle of alcohol addiction.
Multidisciplinary integrated care model (BRENDA approach)
Cross-institutional collaboration network
Community outreach services and education
Alcohol cessation pharmacotherapy and shared decision-making
Professional staff training programs
Motor vehicle registration office liaison services
High comorbidity diagnosis management (84% comorbidity rate)
264 patients served in 2024
238 patients with continuous medical follow-up
99.2% telephone follow-up rate
1,948 individuals educated on alcohol addiction
3,925 case management service sessions
2022 AUDIT-C score decreased from 9.2 to 4.6 (p<0.05)
2023 AUDIT-C score decreased from 8.7 to 4.6 (p<0.01)
2022 CDT data decreased from 2.7 to 1.8 (p<0.05)
2023 CDT data decreased from 2.6 to 1.7 (p<0.01)
220 alcohol addiction occupational therapy sessions (first in Taiwan)
28 alcohol-related family psychotherapy group sessions (first in Taiwan)
55 family therapy sessions
84% comorbid mental illness diagnosis rate
Suicide prevention integrated in professional training programs
6 cross-institutional referral and network collaboration meetings
Overall physical health improvement: 79.06%
Overall mental health improvement: 79.68%
Overall quality of life improvement: 77.81%
Staff service and attitude: 91.25%
Overall therapy satisfaction: 84.06%
2023 publication in journal with IF 3.9, cited 28 times on Google Scholar
2023 publication in journal with IF 6.8, cited 9 times on Google Scholar
2023 publication in journal with IF 2.6, cited 42 times on Google Scholar
Co-hosted outcomes presentation with MacKay Memorial Hospital
Invited to 2013 International Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Invited to 2024 Luodong Boai Hospital Lifestyle Medicine Program
Established medical treatment and social rehabilitation service model for problem drinking and alcohol use disorder
Improved emergency department case referral success rate (15.9% for hospitalized)
Established liaison service at motor vehicle registration office
Co-hosted alcohol treatment training courses with health bureau
14 successful community mental health center referral outreach visits
65 successful collaborative referral cases
