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Situations Related to Alcoholism Relapse
Author(s) -
Litman Gloria K.,
Stapleton John,
Oppenheim A. N.,
Peleg Michelle,
Jackson Paul
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1983.tb02526.x
Subject(s) - euphoriant , mood , vigilance (psychology) , psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , cognitive psychology
Summary The results of a Principal Components analysis of the Relapse Precipitants Inventory administered to 256 hospitalized alcoholic patients are compared with a reanalysis of data obtained from a different sample 5 years ago. These results indicate that the factor structure of the Inventory is stable over time and with different populations of alcoholic patients. The three factors emerging from the present study, accounting for 55 per cent of the variance were:1 Unpleasant Mood States 2 External Events and Euphoria 3 Lessened Cognitive VigilanceThe factor scores at intake on‘Unpleasant Mood States’and‘External Events and Euphoria', and the total number of situations seen as dangerous were found to have a predictive relationship to subsequent outcome 6 to 12 months later. Some gender differences on relapse precipitants were also found. The clinical application of this instrument is discussed both in terms of prediction of relapse and informing person‐specific treatment programmes.