Open AccessCognitions associated with recovery from alcohol dependence 1
Author(s) -
CHAI SUKHI,
CHO YONGRAE
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5884.2011.00473.x
Subject(s) - denial , abstinence , dysfunctional family , alcohol , psychology , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , mood , alcohol dependence , cognition , psychological intervention , psychiatry , psychotherapist , biochemistry , chemistry
The present study examined the cognitive factors uniquely associated with the status of alcohol dependence recovery, assessing Korean patients who were recovered ( n = 57), having been alcohol‐abstinent for 4 months or more after treatment, and who were nonrecovered ( n = 213), being still in treatment. Compared with the nonrecovered group, the recovered group reported lower levels of denial of drinking problems and rationalization of drinking (two dimensions of specific beliefs that facilitate alcohol use), dysfunctional attitudes, depressed mood, and emotion‐focused coping. The recovered group also showed higher levels of alcohol abstinence self‐efficacy and problem‐focused coping. Both denial and alcohol abstinence self‐efficacy were uniquely associated with alcohol dependence recovery, when we controlled for the other relevant predictors, whereas neither dysfunctional attitudes nor rationalization were so associated. These findings could be useful in refining psychological interventions facilitating the recovery of alcohol‐dependent patients.