The Identification of Pretreatment Trajectories of Alcohol Use and Their Relationship to Treatment Outcome in Men and Women With Alcohol Use Disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: Study results have clinical and research implications including recommended changes to treatment protocols and research designs. Understanding the impact of pretreatment trajectories of alcohol use on within-treatment and posttreatment outcomes may provide important information about adapting treatment to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
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Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - November 4, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Stasiewicz PR, Bradizza CM, Ruszczyk MU, Lucke JF, Zhao J, Linn B, Slosman KS, Dermen KH Tags: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Source Type: research