Citation

Sugarman DE, Kaufman JS, Trucco EM, Brown JC, Greenfield SF. Am. J. Addict. 2014; 23(3): 226-233.

Affiliation

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12098.x

PMID

24724879

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This prospective study uses path analytic models to examine baseline characteristics associated with both functioning and drinking outcomes 12 months after inpatient alcohol treatment.

METHODS: Alcohol-dependent participants (N = 101) were recruited during inpatient alcohol treatment and assessed monthly 1 year after discharge.

RESULTS: Alcohol severity was negatively associated with education and self-efficacy; marital status was positively associated with self-efficacy; and education and self-efficacy were negatively associated with drinking outcomes. Low alcohol severity, not having a depression diagnosis, and being married were associated with less social support impairment, which was in turn associated with better drinking outcomes. Having a history of sexual abuse did not influence drinking outcomes. However, having a history of sexual abuse was negatively associated with global functioning.

CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Drinking outcomes were associated with education, self-efficacy, social support, and diagnosis of depression at baseline; however, global functioning 1 year following treatment was primarily and negatively associated with sexual abuse history. Future treatment research should include measures of both functioning and drinking behavior outcomes. (Am J Addict 2014;23:226-233).

Language: en