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Counselling Approaches fo Reducing Anxiety in People with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Narative Review

Author(s) Mr. Saurabh Prajapati, Ms. Tranjali Sharma
Country India
Abstract Background: Anxiety and alcohol use disorder (AUD) frequently co-occur, and the two conditions can reinforce one another. Counselling-based interventions are widely used in this population, but the supporting evidence is scattered across the literature and varies considerably in strength.
Objective: This narrative review summarises counselling approaches used to reduce anxiety among people with AUD and compares the strength of evidence supporting each approach.
Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library and Google Scholar were searched using combinations of the terms “anxiety”, “alcohol use disorder”, “alcohol dependence”, “counselling/counseling”, “cognitive behavioural therapy” and “motivational interviewing”. English-language articles published between 1968 and 2026 were considered, with priority given to systematic reviews, meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials from the last fifteen years; older studies were retained mainly for background context.
Findings: Cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing have the most consistent evidence for reducing anxiety and drinking, and integrated treatments that address both conditions together show moderate additional benefit over single-focus treatment. Family-based, group and relapse-prevention counselling contribute useful support but have a smaller evidence base specific to anxiety outcomes. Aversion therapy and hypnotherapy are still used in some settings but have limited controlled evidence.
Conclusion: Counselling appears helpful for reducing anxiety among people with AUD, particularly when it is matched to the individual’s needs and addresses anxiety and alcohol use together, although effectiveness differs across interventions and populations.
Keywords anxiety; alcohol use disorder; counselling; cognitive behavioural therapy; motivational interviewing; narrative review
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-12
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.85065
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