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Spouse involvement in a residential treatment program for alcoholics

University of British Columbia

This study compared the treatment outcomes of three groups of alcoholic clients which varied in the extent to which their spouses were involved in a 26-day residential treatment program. The three groups consisted of 24 clients whose treatment included a one-day conjoint spouse involvement program, 35 clients whose treatment included a five-day conjoint spouse involvement program, and 22 clients whose spouses did not participate in the treatment program. Self-report measures at 9.3 months follow-rup indicated that significantly more of the clients who participated in the five-day spouse involvement program were controlling their drinking than clients in either of the other two groups. It was suggested that longer, more intensive spouse involvement may be the preferred alternative for alcohol programs with a controlled drinking goal. In comparing the present findings with the existing literature, it was also suggested that spouse inolvement may be most beneficial for those programs with modest success rates, but of less benefit to those programs with high success rates.

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2010-02-26

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21068

Psychology

University of British Columbia

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