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Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy for Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Non‐Psychotic Psychiatric Disorders
Author(s) -
Malat Jan,
Leszcz Molyn,
Negrete Juan Carlos,
Turner Nigel,
Collins Jane,
Liu Eleanor,
Toneatto Tony
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802268223
Subject(s) - beck depression inventory , psychiatry , psychiatric comorbidity , interpersonal psychotherapy , group psychotherapy , comorbidity , alcohol dependence , population , clinical psychology , psychology , depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , alcohol , medicine , anxiety , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Alcohol‐dependent patients (N = 15) with comorbid non‐psychotic psychiatric disorders were treated with Modified Interpersonal Group Therapy (MIGT) for eight weeks, 16 sessions, in a pilot intervention trial. Analysis of the group participants demonstrated that they achieved statistically significant improvements at post‐treatment in four of five self‐report outcome measures: number of drinking days, number of heavy drinking days, the Brief Symptom Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory. Furthermore, the improvements in heavy drinking days and the Brief Symptom Inventory were maintained at two and eight months post‐treatment. This study yields preliminary evidence in support of MIGT as a useful treatment approach for an alcohol‐dependent population with psychiatric comorbidity.