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Relapse and relapse prevention.

Thomas H Brandon1, Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, Erika B Litvin

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, and the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33620-7200, USA. brandont@moffitt.usf.edu

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
|August 25, 2007
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Understanding relapse is key to improving long-term treatment success for psychological disorders. Developing effective relapse prevention (RP) strategies requires integrating theory and multimodal interventions to reduce the likelihood of recurrence.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • High rates of relapse are common in psychological disorders and problem behaviors.
  • Long-term treatment efficacy depends on understanding and preventing relapse.
  • Addictive behaviors are a primary focus for relapse prevention research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing psychological theories and interventions for relapse and relapse prevention (RP).
  • To highlight advances in conceptualizing relapse as a process.
  • To identify future directions for developing effective RP strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of psychological theory and interventions related to relapse.
  • Focus on addictive behaviors and relapse prevention (RP).

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  • Analysis of conceptualizations of relapse over the past two decades.

    • Main Results:

    • Relapse is increasingly understood as a process, not a single event.
    • Significant attention has been given to the relapse problem in recent years.
    • Existing theories and interventions provide a foundation for further development.

    Conclusions:

    • Translating basic theory into applied theory is crucial for progress.
    • Developing integrative theories of relapse is needed.
    • Theory-based, multimodal RP interventions require design and testing to reduce relapse rates.