A Randomized Trial of Individual and Couple Behavioral Alcohol Treatment for Women

Autor/inn/en	Mccrady, Barbara S.; Epstein, Elizabeth E.; Cook, Sharon; Jensen, Noelle; Hildebrandt, Thomas
Titel	A Randomized Trial of Individual and Couple Behavioral Alcohol Treatment for Women
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77 (2009) 2, S.243-256 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/a0014686
Schlagwörter	Females; Drinking; Alcohol Abuse; Family Counseling; Counseling Techniques; Outcomes of Treatment; Counseling Effectiveness; Individual Characteristics; Family Income; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Family Structure; Mental Disorders; Drug Abuse; Behavior Modification; Cognitive Restructuring + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Trinken; Family counselling; Familienberatung; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Familieneinkommen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	Although alcohol use disorders (AUDs) adversely affect women, research on efficacious treatments for women is limited. In this randomized efficacy trial of 102 heterosexual women with AUDs, the authors compared alcohol behavioral couple therapy (ABCT) and alcohol behavioral individual therapy (ABIT) on percentage of days abstinent (PDA) and percentage of days of heavy drinking (PDH) over 6 months of treatment and 12 months of posttreatment follow-up. Baseline relationship functioning and comorbid disorders were tested as moderators of outcome. Piecewise linear growth models were used to model outcomes. During treatment, women increased their PDA and decreased their PDH, with significantly greater improvements in ABCT than in ABIT (d = 0.59 for PDA; d = 0.79 for PDH). Differences favoring ABCT were maintained during follow-up. Women with poorer baseline relationship functioning improved more on PDA during treatment with ABCT than with ABIT. For PDH, results during treatment and follow-up favored ABCT for women with better baseline relationship functioning. ABCT resulted in better outcomes than ABIT for women with Axis I disorders at the end of follow-up (PDA), and for women with Axis II disorders at the end of treatment (PDA) and at the end of follow-up (PDH). (Contains 3 footnotes, 5 tables, and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10