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  • Addiction research
  • Clinical psychology
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Brief interventions (BIs) for alcohol use disorder (AUD) are often as effective as more intensive treatments.
  • Research assessment reactivity suggests study protocols may contribute to treatment efficacy.
  • The impact of assessment protocols on AUD treatment outcomes requires experimental investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate how alcohol use disorder (AUD) assessment protocols moderate treatment effects.
  • To compare the efficacy of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) and Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy (CBT) for AUD.
  • To examine the role of assessment frequency and focus in AUD treatment studies.

Main Methods:

  • Community-recruited participants were randomized into a 2x2 factorial design.
  • Interventions included Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) or Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy (CBT).
  • Assessment conditions varied in frequency and focus (infrequent/alcohol-drug focused vs. frequent/comprehensive), with a 15-month follow-up.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvements in abstinence and reductions in heavy drinking days were observed across all participants.
  • Individuals in alcohol/drug-focused assessment conditions reported greater abstinence and fewer heavy drinking days.
  • No significant interaction was found between intervention type and assessment condition.

Conclusions:

  • Brief interventions, like MET, demonstrate comparable drinking outcomes to more extensive treatments (e.g., CBT) for AUD.
  • Reactivity to research assessments positively influences reduced alcohol use.
  • The impact of assessment reactivity on AUD treatment outcomes is influenced by intervention and participant factors.