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OCDS Craving Scores Predict 24‐Month Outcome in Alcoholic Outpatients
Author(s) -
Soyka Michael,
Helten Claudia,
Schmidt Peggy
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00036.x
Subject(s) - craving , outcome (game theory) , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , addiction , mathematics , mathematical economics
This study was conducted to replicate previous findings on the predictive value of a German version of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) by investigating 24‐month treatment outcome in an outpatient setting. This was a prospective, observational study with 92 alcohol‐dependent patients. The OCDS was used to assess craving at the end of treatment, and at the 6‐, 12‐, and 24‐month follow‐ups. Univariate and logistic regression analyses were performed. Of the 67 patients interviewed at the 24‐month follow‐up, 58% were abstinent and 79% improved. OCDS scores were higher in patients with a less favorable outcome. In line with previous findings, our results showed that the intensity of craving as measured by the OCDS may predict outcome in outpatient alcoholics. (Am J Addict 2010;19:264–269)