Open AccessPatterns of transitions between relapse to and remission from heavy drinking over the first year after outpatient alcohol treatment and their relation to long-term outcomes.
Author(s) -
Stephen A. Maisto,
Kevin A. Hallgren,
Corey R. Roos,
Julia E. Swan,
Katie Witkiewitz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000615
Subject(s) - psychology , young adult , complete remission , alcohol dependence , relapse prevention , heavy drinking , medicine , psychiatry , alcohol , clinical psychology , injury prevention , poison control , chemotherapy , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health
Studying clinical course after alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment is central to understanding longer-term recovery. This study's two main objectives were to (a) replicate a recent study that identified heterogeneity in patterns of remission from/relapse to heavy drinking during the first year after outpatient treatment in an independent data set and (b) extend these recent findings by testing associations between patterns of remission/relapse and long-term alcohol-related and functioning outcomes.