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Exploratory findings from the Reasons for Drinking Questionnaire.

William H Zywiak1, Verner S Westerberg, Gerard J Connors

  • 1Decision Sciences Institute, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 120 Wayland Avenue, Suite 7, Providence, RI 02906-4318, USA. zwiak@pire.org

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
|December 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Relapse prevention therapy categorizes relapse causes. Findings suggest social pressure relapses repeat, while negative affect and craving relapses are more severe. Craving relapses may decrease initially but return after a subsequent relapse.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Marlatt and Gordon's (1985) relapse prevention therapy is widely used.
  • Original models emphasized relapse precipitant categorization.
  • Recent therapy iterations focus more on coping strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report exploratory findings from a prospective alcohol treatment study.
  • To present a scoring algorithm for categorizing relapse precipitants.
  • To investigate the characteristics and patterns of different relapse types.

Main Methods:

  • Employed the Reasons for Drinking Questionnaire in a naturalistic alcohol treatment study.
  • Developed a scoring algorithm to categorize relapses into negative affect, social pressure, or craving/cued types.

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  • Prospective data collection and analysis of relapse patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Social pressure relapses were found to be more likely to repeat.
    • Negative affect and craving/cued relapses were associated with greater severity.
    • Craving/cued relapses initially decreased post-treatment but re-emerged after a subsequent relapse.

    Conclusions:

    • Relapse precipitants can be categorized, offering insights into treatment effectiveness.
    • Different relapse types have distinct patterns and implications for recovery.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand and address relapse dynamics in alcohol treatment.