Pretreatment alcohol drinking goals are associated with treatment outcomes

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1745-1752

  Dunn, Kelly E ^a   Strain, Eric C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Acamprosate; Alcohol; COMBINE; Controlled Drinking; Naltrexone; Treatment Goal

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; NALTREXONE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSTINENCE; ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; COMBINE; CONTROLLED DRINKING; NALTREXONE; TREATMENT GOAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884981085     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12137     Document Type: Article

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