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Inpatient desire to drink as a predictor of relapse to alcohol use following treatment
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Inpatient desire to drink as a predictor of relapse to alcohol use following treatment

Susan M Gordon, Robert Sterling, Candis Siatkowski, Kerry Raively, Stephen Weinstein and Peter C Hill
The American journal on addictions, v 15(3), pp 242-245
May 2006
PMID: 16923671

Abstract

Adult Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology Alcoholism - epidemiology Alcoholism - rehabilitation Cluster Analysis Female Hospitalization Humans Impulsive Behavior - epidemiology Male Prospective Studies Recurrence Residential Treatment Self Efficacy Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors
Cravings for alcohol are identified as a trigger for relapse, though laboratory studies of cravings produce mixed results in predicting relapse. The objective of this analysis is to assess the usefulness of craving as a predictor of relapse by assessing 218 adult, alcohol-dependent patients admitted to two separate residential addiction treatment programs. Days craving reported in the week prior to discharge predicted alcohol use at three-month follow-up. Admission spirituality, alcohol-refusal self-efficacy, and depression levels differentiated cravers from non-cravers. Patients who crave alcohol in residential treatment may be at higher relapse risk and identified by intake assessments of self-efficacy, depression, and spirituality.

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Substance Abuse
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