PMID- 22324565
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130522
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1530-0277 (Electronic)
IS  - 0145-6008 (Print)
IS  - 0145-6008 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 7
DP  - 2012 Jul
TI  - Does session attendance by a supportive significant other predict outcomes in 
      individual treatment for alcohol use disorders?
PG  - 1237-43
LID - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01719.x [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: A significant amount of research has supported the efficacy of couple 
      versus individual treatment for alcohol use disorders, yet little is known about 
      whether involving a significant other during the course of individual treatment 
      can improve outcomes. Likewise, several barriers to couple treatment exist and a 
      more flexible approach to significant other involvement may be warranted. 
      METHODS: This study constituted secondary analyses of the COMBINE data, a 
      randomized clinical trial that combined pharmacotherapy and behavioral 
      intervention for alcohol dependence. Data were drawn from the 16-week individual 
      combined behavioral intervention (CBI), which had 776 participants, 31% of which 
      were female, and 23% were non-white. The current study examined whether 
      attendance by a supportive significant other (SSO) during CBI sessions would 
      predict better outcomes. It was further hypothesized that active SSO involvement, 
      defined by attendance during drink refusal or communication skills training 
      sessions, would predict better outcomes. RESULTS: SSOs attended at least 1 
      session for 26.9% of clients. Clients with SSOs who attended at least 1 session 
      had significantly fewer drinking days and fewer drinking-related problems at the 
      end of treatment. The presence of an SSO during a drink refusal training session 
      predicted significantly better outcomes, as compared to SSO attendance at other 
      sessions and drink refusal training without an SSO present. SSO attendance at a 
      communication training session did not predict better outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: 
      These results suggest that specific types of active involvement may be important 
      for SSO-involved treatment to have greater efficacy than individual treatment.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 by the Research Society on Alcoholism.
FAU - Hunter-Reel, Dorian
AU  - Hunter-Reel D
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98102, USA. 
      dorianhr@gmail.com
FAU - Witkiewitz, Katie
AU  - Witkiewitz K
FAU - Zweben, Allen
AU  - Zweben A
LA  - eng
GR  - R21 AA017137/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R21 AA017137-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R21AA017137/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
DEP - 20120210
PL  - England
TA  - Alcohol Clin Exp Res
JT  - Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
JID - 7707242
RN  - 1EQV5MLY3D (Taurine)
RN  - 5S6W795CQM (Naltrexone)
RN  - N4K14YGM3J (Acamprosate)
SB  - IM
MH  - Acamprosate
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol-Related Disorders/*psychology/*therapy
MH  - Alcoholism/psychology/therapy
MH  - *Behavior Therapy/methods/trends
MH  - Combined Modality Therapy/methods/trends
MH  - Female
MH  - Forecasting
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Naltrexone/administration & dosage
MH  - *Social Support
MH  - Spouses/*psychology
MH  - Taurine/administration & dosage/analogs & derivatives
MH  - Treatment Outcome
PMC - PMC3366157
MID - NIHMS343430
EDAT- 2012/02/14 06:00
MHDA- 2013/05/23 06:00
PMCR- 2013/07/01
CRDT- 2012/02/14 06:00
PHST- 2011/09/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/11/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2012/02/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/02/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/05/23 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01719.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2012 Jul;36(7):1237-43. doi: 
      10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01719.x. Epub 2012 Feb 10.