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Maintenance factors of recovery from alcohol dependence in treated and untreated individuals (2000)
Auteur(s) :
BISCHOF, G. ;
RUMPF, H. J. ;
HAPKE, U. ;
MEYER, C. ;
JOHN, U.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
1773-1777
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus géographique
ALLEMAGNE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
DEPENDANCE
;
GUERISON
;
PROCESSUS DE MATURATION
;
COMPARAISON
;
ENTRAIDE
;
STRATEGIE ACTIVE D'ADAPTATION
Résumé :
BACKGROUND: Research on natural recovery from alcohol dependence has focused mainly on triggering mechanisms of the remission process. Only a few studies have considered maintenance factors of natural recovery. METHODS: In the present study, 93 natural remitters and 42 self-help group participants were compared. Both groups remitted from alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV criteria. Several alcohol-related variables and maintenance factors of the remission process were assessed in a personal interview by using standardized questionnaires. RESULTS: Logistic regression analysis that focused on maintenance factors showed that, independent from direct self-help group context, self-help group attendees informed more individuals about their former alcohol problems and sought social support more often as a coping strategy to deal with craving. No further group differences could be identified. CONCLUSIONS: Self-help group participants revealed a higher social engagement to maintain their recovery. Besides this major difference, data support the assumption that more commonalities than differences exist within successful recoveries from alcohol dependence, independent of help-seeking status.
Affiliation :
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Germany / Allemagne
Cote :
A00118