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Treatment participation and outcome in a program for problem drinker-drivers.

L R Snowden

    Evaluation and Program Planning
    |December 12, 1983
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    Treatment involvement and social background predict both improvement and resistance in problem drinker-drivers. Psychopathology uniquely predicts improvement, while alcoholism uniquely predicts resistance.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Psychology
    • Addiction Studies
    • Behavioral Science

    Background:

    • Problem drinker-drivers often exhibit complex challenges requiring multifaceted treatment approaches.
    • Understanding predictors of treatment success and failure is crucial for optimizing interventions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the relationships between social background, psychopathology, alcoholism severity, and treatment involvement with outcomes in problem drinker-drivers.
    • To differentiate predictors of general improvement versus resistance to drinking reduction.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized partial correlation and multiple regression analyses.
    • Partitioned explained variance into unique and shared contributions of predictor variables.
    • Assessed 13 predictor variables including social background, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) psychopathology, alcoholism measures, and treatment involvement.

    Main Results:

    • Treatment involvement and social background were associated with both general improvement and resistance.
    • Psychopathology was uniquely related to general improvement.
    • Alcoholism severity was uniquely related to resistance.

    Conclusions:

    • Treatment programs should consider the differential impact of social background, psychopathology, and alcoholism on treatment outcomes.
    • Treatment involvement itself can be a predictor of both positive change and resistance, suggesting complex dynamics in recovery.

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