@article{ref1,
title="A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for alcohol-dependent women with co-occurring major depression",
journal="Substance abuse",
year="2013",
author="Gamble, Stephanie A. and Talbot, Nancy L. and Cashman-Brown, Sarah M. and He, Hua and Poleshuck, Ellen L. and Connors, Gerard J. and Conner, Kenneth R.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="233-241",
abstract="Background: Co-occurring major depression is prevalent among alcohol-dependent women and is a risk factor for poor treatment outcomes. This uncontrolled pilot study tested the feasibility, acceptability, and initial effects of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for women with co-occurring alcohol dependence and major depression (AD-MD) in an outpatient community addiction treatment program. Methods: Fourteen female patients with concurrent diagnoses of alcohol dependence and major depression participated. Assessments were conducted at baseline, midtreatment (8 and 16 weeks), posttreatment (24 weeks), and follow-up (32 weeks). Results: Participants attended a mode of 8 out of 8 possible sessions of IPT in addition to their routine addiction care, and reported high treatment satisfaction on the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8. Women's drinking behavior, depressive symptoms, and interpersonal functioning improved significantly over the treatment period and were sustained at follow-up. Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that IPT is a feasible, highly acceptable adjunctive behavioral intervention for AD-MD women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0889-7077",
doi="10.1080/08897077.2012.746950",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2012.746950"
}