Faculty Articles
Predictors of Treatment Outcome for Alcoholics Treated by Individualized Behavior Therapy.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1980
Publication Title
Addictive Behaviors
Volume
5
Issue/Number
3
First Page
259
ISSN
0306-4603
Last Page
264
Abstract/Excerpt
Predictors of abstinent and controlled drinking outcomes were investigated for 69 male alcoholics who had participated in a study of individualized behavior therapy for alcoholics. Percent of days abstinent 19–24 mos following treatment and a measure reflecting control over drinking (Controlled Drinking Index) during that same interval were regressed on 3 posttreatment, 3 within-treatment and 7 pretreatment variables. These analyses suggested that drinking outcomes stabilize between 1 and 2 years following treatment and revealed that drinking behavior during the 6 mos preceding the criterion outcome interval was the best predictor of both outcomes. While a strong relationship was found between a controlled drinking treatment goal and controlled drinking outcomes, treatment goal was not related to abstinent outcomes. Total pretreatment alcohol-related hospitalizations were negatively related to controlled drinking outcomes. The contributions of these findings to an understanding of Client X Treatment X Outcome interactions are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/0306-4603(80)90048-9
ORCID ID
0000-0001-7705-3993
NSUWorks Citation
Maisto, S. A.,
Sobell, M. B.,
Sobell, L. C.
(1980). Predictors of Treatment Outcome for Alcoholics Treated by Individualized Behavior Therapy.. Addictive Behaviors, 5(3), 259-264.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/46
