Improvement in Quality of Life after Treatment for Alcohol Dependence with Acamprosate and Psychosocial Support

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-77

  Morgan, Marsha Y ^a   Landron, Frédéric ^b   Lehert, Philippe ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Direction des Affaires Médicales   (France)

^c Facultes Universitaires Catholiques de Mons   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependency; Alcohol Drinking; Predictor Variables; Quality of Life; Treatment Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAURINE;

EID: 1642494960     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000108652.73143.4B     Document Type: Article

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