The Effectiveness of Alcoholism Treatment
Published 1 January 1986
William R. Miller, Reid K. Hester
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In 1979 the authors set out together on a journey to try to read every study that had ever been published (in languages they could understand) on the effectiveness of different approaches to treating alcohol problems.
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In 1979 we set out together on a journey. We decided to try to read every study that had ever been published (in languages we could understand) on the effectiveness of different approaches to treating alcohol problems. We had no idea what lay in store for us.
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167 Citations1984Martha Sanchez‐Craig, Helen M. Annis +2 more
Behavior TherapyDiscriminated aversive control in the moderation of alcoholics' drinking behavior
158 Citations1970S. H. Lovibond, Glenn R. Caddy
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120 Citations1974Allan G. Hedberg, Lowell M. Campbell
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Behaviour Research and TherapyCovert sensitization with alcoholics: A controlled replication
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Journal of Psychiatric ResearchSocial and psychological factors in the treatment of chronic alcoholism
113 Citations1970Benjamin Kissin, Arthur Platz +1 more
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Behaviour Research and TherapySubjective, attitudinal and physiological effects of electrical aversion therapy
107 Citations1972Richard Hallam, S. Rachman +1 more
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International Journal of the AddictionsEffectiveness of a Self-Control Manual for Problem Drinkers with and without Therapist Contact
105 Citations1981William R. Miller, Cheryl J. Gribskov +1 more
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104 Citations1983William R. Miller, Kim E. Hedrick +1 more
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102 Citations1969Leo E. Hollister, Jack Shelton +1 more
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90 Citations1983Richard Longabaugh, B McCrady +5 more
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Behavior TherapySome sobering data on the use of self-confrontation with alcoholics
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46 Citations1977
Journal of Studies on AlcoholUse of coercion in the outpatient treatment of alcoholism.
44 Citations1976Chaim M. Rosenberg, Joseph Liftik
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43 Citations1973Peter M. Miller, Michel Hersen +2 more
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42 Citations1989
Investigation of the alcohol-disulfiram reaction in animals indicated that this combination produced an increase in circulating acetaldehyde, the level of which was dependent on the dose of disulfIRam and the amount of alcohol ingested.
Archives of General PsychiatrySystems of Care and Treatment Outcomes for Alcoholic Patients
41 Citations1979David J. Stinson
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40 Citations1957
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39 Citations1975V Mosher, Jeff Davis +2 more
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Behaviour Research and TherapyLearning techniques for alcohol abuse
38 Citations1977Roger E. Vogler, Theodore A. Weissbach +1 more
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36 Citations1974Barry M. Maletzky
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36 Citations1974Sheldon Zimberg
International Journal of the AddictionsThe Effects of Videotaped Modeling and Self-Confrontation on the Drinking Behavior of Alcoholics
34 Citations1975Timothy B. Baker, H. Udin +1 more
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American Journal of PsychiatryDrug Therapy in Alcoholism
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International Journal of the AddictionsAssertion Training and Human Relations Training in the Treatment of Chronic Alcoholics
33 Citations1981W. Lyman Ferrell, John P. Galassi
Although both treatments led to comparable sobriety rates at a 6-week follow-up, the treatment group which contained assertion training demonstrated significant gains in interpersonal skills as compared to the treatmentgroup which contained human relations training.
Canadian Psychiatric Association JournalTreatment of Chronic Alcoholism with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide <sup/>
32 Citations1963Svend Eggert Jensen, Ronald Ramsay
Some aspects of the LSD-25 treatment given to alcoholics in Weyburn, Saskatchewan are described and it is considered that they are quite encouraging.
The British Journal of PsychiatryDisulfiram Implant: A Controlled Trial
32 Citations1974C. R. Whyte, P. M. J. O'brien
The treatment of 22 male alcoholics was supplemented by disulfiram implantation, and the outcome was compared with that of 23 matched controls.
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31 Citations1980Richard K. Fuller, William O. Williford
The advantage of life-table methods for evaluating treatment outcome data in alcoholism studies and the importance of disulfiram treatment in alcoholic patients similar to those the authors studied are demonstrated.
Journal of Studies on AlcoholThe effectiveness of deferred prosecution for driving while intoxicated.
30 Citations1983Philip M. Salzberg, Carl L. Klingberg
Offenders of driving while intoxicated who received deferred prosecution and concomitant alcoholism treatment had significantly more postdeferral alcohol-related traffic violations than did a control group of DWI offenders who received normal judicial sanctions.
International Journal of Group PsychotherapyAssessing Specific Effects of Inpatient Group Psychotherapy
29 Citations1967Ε. Mansell Pattison, Arik Brissenden +1 more
Journal of Studies on AlcoholDisulfiram implantation. A placebo-controlled trial with two-year follow-up.
29 Citations1978Abbie Wilson, W. J. Davidson +2 more
Ten alcoholics implanted with disulfiram had longer periods of abstinence after treatment than did 10 alcoholic patients implanted with placebo; 7 of the disulfuram-implanted patients experienced a disulforam-ethanol reaction in uncontrolled drinking situations, while none of the placebo-implanting patients did.
International Journal of the AddictionsTreatment of Alcoholics with Logotherapy
29 Citations1979James C. Crumbaugh, Gordon L. Carr
This study evaluates the results of group logoanalysis with selected hospitalized alcoholics using the Purpose in Life Test as a before-and-after measure of therapeutic outcome in comparison with controls to suggest closed-end logoanalysis groups are superior to open-end groups.
Journal of Studies on AlcoholJoint hospitalization and couples therapy for alcoholism; a four-year follow-up.
29 Citations1982Barbara S. McCrady, Jacques Moreau +2 more
A four-year follow-up of alcoholics treated in joint-hospitalization, couples-Therapy and individual-therapy programs finds that intensive involvement of the spouse in the initial phase of treatment was seen as a way to have maximum impact on dysfunetional marital interactions, with a resultant change in the drinking problem.
Behavior TherapyTwelve-month follow-up of behaviorally trained ex-alcoholic social drinkers
28 Citations1972Halmuth H. Schaefer
Over a period of at least one year a significantly larger proportion of hospitalized alcoholics (trained to become social drinkers) functioned successfully in society than that proportion of a comparable control group who had not been so trained.
The British Journal of PsychiatryDisulfiram Implantation: Placebo, Psychological Deterrent, and Pharmacological Deterrent Effects
28 Citations1976Allan Wilson, W. J. Davidson +1 more
It is concluded that the pharmacological deterrent effect of the disulfiram implant may have been underestimated in previous reports.
Grune & Stratton eBooksClinical Neuropsychology : Interface With Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders
28 Citations1983Charles J. Golden
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American Journal of PsychiatryTHE USE OF COURT PROBATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ALCOHOL ADDICT
27 Citations1966Keith S. Ditman, GEORGE C. CRAWFORD
Results indicate a dramatic drop in drunk arrest rates and further studies are contemplated to explain why the decline occurred and to see if there are any characteristics of chronic drunk offenders that would suggest one treatment program rather than another.
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental ResearchCharacteristics of Alcoholics Who Drink Socially After Treatment
27 Citations1978Reginald G. Smart
It appears as if those who become social drinkers are those who are less serious alcoholics with more social and other supports.
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