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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Addiction Medicine

Background:

  • Women with alcohol use disorders face more severe drinking-related consequences than men.
  • Existing treatments may not fully address the specific needs of women with alcohol use disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of Intensive Motivational Interviewing (IMI), a 9-session intervention, for women with alcohol use disorders.
  • To compare IMI with a single session of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in reducing alcohol consumption.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized clinical trial involving 215 women with alcohol use disorders.
  • Data collected at baseline, 2-month, and 6-month follow-ups.
  • Analyses included intent-to-treat (ITT), subgroup analysis of heavy drinkers, and per-protocol (PP) analysis for the IMI group.

Main Results:

  • Both IMI and single-session MI led to significant drinking reductions from baseline to 6 months.
  • Heavy drinkers receiving IMI showed greater reductions in drinking at 2- and 6-month follow-ups compared to the control group.
  • Per-protocol analysis of heavy drinkers further supported IMI's superior efficacy.

Conclusions:

  • Intensive Motivational Interviewing (IMI) is an effective treatment for reducing alcohol consumption in women with alcohol use disorders.
  • IMI demonstrates particular efficacy for women who are heavy drinkers.
  • The findings support the use of extended MI sessions for this demographic.