Matching alcoholics to treatment - Failure to replicate finding of an earlier study

David Kalman; Richard Longabaugh; Patrick R. Clifford; Martha Beattie; Stephen A. Maisto

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Matching alcoholics to treatment - Failure to replicate finding of an earlier study

David Kalman, Richard Longabaugh, Patrick R. Clifford, Martha Beattie, Stephen A. Maisto

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether sociopathic alcoholics respond differentially to different types of treatment. An earlier study found that alcoholics with antisocial personality disorder had somewhat better outcomes if treated in individually focused versus relationship- focused cognitive-behavioral treatment. The present study was designed to attempt to replicate these findings. One hundred and forty-nine alcoholics (42 of whom scored high on a measure of sociopathy) were randomly assigned to receive either individually focused cognitive-behavioral treatment or a relationship-focused community reinforcement approach. Follow-up evaluations were conducted every 4 months for 2 years. Results failed to support the study hypothesis. Drinking outcomes were similar for sociopathic alcoholics in both treatment conditions. Directions for future research are identified. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	183-187
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0740-5472(00)00096-9
State	Published - Sep 2000

Keywords

Alcohol treatment
Alcoholic typology
Drug abuse treatment
Sociopathy
Treatment matching

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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