TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of outpatient treatment for problem drinkers
AU - Maisto, Stephen A.
AU - Sobell, Linda C.
AU - Sobell, Mark B.
AU - Sanders, Barbara
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported, in part, by funds from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and by Grants 5-T01-AA00100 and 5T32-AA07072 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and was conducted while all the authors were affiliated with Vanderbilt University and Dede Wallace Center, Alcohol Programs in Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to Terry Cooper for her assistance in conducting the pretreatment interviews and some of the follow-up interviewers, and to Robert Vanderspek and Brian Garrett who served as therapists on the project. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Addiction Research Foundation.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - This study was designed to investigate the effects of treatment length restriction and follow-up interview style on the outcomes of male alcohol abusers in outpatient treatment. Subjects (N = 48) were randomly assigned to one of four independent groups based on the factorial combination of the two independent variables. Extensive pretreatment data were collected about subjects′ drinking and related behaviors, and subjects were then scheduled for monthly interviews. Subjects were interviewed for 18 months postadmission concerning these same factors. Subjects′ self-reports were compared with collateral reports, official records, and breath tests. Outcome results showed no effects of follow-up interview style or treatment length restriction on drinking behavior and employment outcomes. However, subjects′ drinking behavior postadmission was considerably improved compared to their pretreatment ethanol consumption. Temporal analyses of the drinking behavior data showed that it was possible to predict drinking behavior, especially of the same type, within pretreatment and postadmission intervals. However, it was not possible to predict postadmission drinking from pretreatment drinking. Treatment implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - This study was designed to investigate the effects of treatment length restriction and follow-up interview style on the outcomes of male alcohol abusers in outpatient treatment. Subjects (N = 48) were randomly assigned to one of four independent groups based on the factorial combination of the two independent variables. Extensive pretreatment data were collected about subjects′ drinking and related behaviors, and subjects were then scheduled for monthly interviews. Subjects were interviewed for 18 months postadmission concerning these same factors. Subjects′ self-reports were compared with collateral reports, official records, and breath tests. Outcome results showed no effects of follow-up interview style or treatment length restriction on drinking behavior and employment outcomes. However, subjects′ drinking behavior postadmission was considerably improved compared to their pretreatment ethanol consumption. Temporal analyses of the drinking behavior data showed that it was possible to predict drinking behavior, especially of the same type, within pretreatment and postadmission intervals. However, it was not possible to predict postadmission drinking from pretreatment drinking. Treatment implications of the findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.3109/00952998509016855
DO - 10.3109/00952998509016855
M3 - Article
C2 - 4061431
AN - SCOPUS:0022397965
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 11
SP - 131
EP - 149
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 1-2
ER -