| Titre : | Maintenance factors of recovery from alcohol dependence in treated and untreated individuals (2000) |
| Auteurs : | G. BISCHOF ; H. J. RUMPF ; U. HAPKE ; C. MEYER ; U. JOHN |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (Vol.24, n°12, December 2000) |
| Article en page(s) : | 1773-1777 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ALLEMAGNEThésaurus 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. |
| Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
| Affiliation : | Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Germany / Allemagne |
| Cote : | A00118 |
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