2020
Patterns of Transitions Between Relapse to and Remission From Heavy Drinking Over the First Year After Outpatient Alcohol Treatment and Their Relation to Long-Term Outcomes
Maisto SA, Hallgren KA, Roos CR, Swan JE, Witkiewitz K. Patterns of Transitions Between Relapse to and Remission From Heavy Drinking Over the First Year After Outpatient Alcohol Treatment and Their Relation to Long-Term Outcomes. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2020, 88: 1119-1132. PMID: 33370135, PMCID: PMC7900838, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismAmbulatory CareFemaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term outcomesHeavy drinkingBetter long-term outcomesAlcohol use disorder treatmentRemission/relapsePattern of remissionOutpatient alcohol treatmentUse disorder treatmentFirst yearContinuous relapseContinuous remissionMore relapsesClinical courseOutpatient treatmentRemissionDrinking statusLong-term recoveryRelapsePosttreatment periodDisorder treatmentAlcohol treatmentRelapse episodesAverage durationFunctioning outcomesHeavy drinking status
2018
Abstinence and Low Risk Drinking During Treatment: Association With Psychosocial Functioning, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Problems 3 Years Following Treatment
Witkiewitz K, Kirouac M, Roos CR, Wilson AD, Hallgren KA, Bravo AJ, Montes KS, Maisto SA. Abstinence and Low Risk Drinking During Treatment: Association With Psychosocial Functioning, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Problems 3 Years Following Treatment. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2018, 32: 639-646. PMID: 30160499, PMCID: PMC6136973, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk drinkingRisk drinkingHeavy drinkingDrinking daysAlcohol-related consequencesAlcohol usePersistent heavy drinkingWeeks of treatmentOutcomes 3 yearsDrinking outcomesHeavy drinking daysLow-risk drinkersAlcohol use disorderMeasures latent class analysisOutpatient armRisk drinkersOutcome measuresHeavy drinking episodesLower riskUse disordersHeavy drinkersFunctioning outcomesPsychosocial functioningAbstinenceDrinking episodesProfiles of recovery from alcohol use disorder at three years following treatment: can the definition of recovery be extended to include high functioning heavy drinkers?
Witkiewitz K, Wilson AD, Pearson MR, Montes KS, Kirouac M, Roos CR, Hallgren KA, Maisto SA. Profiles of recovery from alcohol use disorder at three years following treatment: can the definition of recovery be extended to include high functioning heavy drinkers? Addiction 2018, 114: 69-80. PMID: 30063267, PMCID: PMC6289769, DOI: 10.1111/add.14403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAlcohol AbstinenceAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholismCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleMental HealthMental Health RecoveryMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingPersonal SatisfactionSocial BehaviorTreatment OutcomeUnemploymentConceptsOccasional heavy drinkersAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkersNon-heavy drinkersUse disordersPsychosocial functioningSecondary analysisMental healthInfrequent heavy drinkersTreatment-related variablesRandomized clinical trialsAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) involvementFrequent heavy drinkersPost-treatment abstinenceProfiles of recoveryClinical trialsDefinition of recoveryAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol dependence severityDrug useAlcohol useRecovery outcomesHeavy drinkingDrinkersDependence severity
2015
Examining Temptation to Drink From an Existential Perspective: Associations Among Temptation, Purpose in Life, and Drinking Outcomes
Roos CR, Kirouac M, Pearson MR, Fink BC, Witkiewitz K. Examining Temptation to Drink From an Existential Perspective: Associations Among Temptation, Purpose in Life, and Drinking Outcomes. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2015, 29: 716-724. PMID: 25730630, PMCID: PMC4558413, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderDrinking outcomesCourse of treatmentHigher initial levelsInitial levelAlcohol treatment outcomesFrequency of drinkingKind of treatmentLower initial levelsAlcohol-related cuesCurve analysisLongitudinal associationsDrinking-related consequencesExistential issuesProject MATCHOutcomesTreatmentLatent growth curve analysisFuture studiesGrowth curve analysisTTDDrinkingCurrent studyAssociationLevelsThe Indirect Effect of the Therapeutic Alliance and Alcohol Abstinence Self‐Efficacy on Alcohol Use and Alcohol‐Related Problems in Project MATCH
Maisto SA, Roos CR, O'Sickey AJ, Kirouac M, Connors GJ, Tonigan JS, Witkiewitz K. The Indirect Effect of the Therapeutic Alliance and Alcohol Abstinence Self‐Efficacy on Alcohol Use and Alcohol‐Related Problems in Project MATCH. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2015, 39: 504-513. PMID: 25704134, PMCID: PMC4457319, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTherapeutic allianceCognitive behavioral treatment groupClient ratingsBehavioral treatment groupEffects of therapistSelf-efficacy changeProject MATCH dataAlcohol-related outcomesAUD treatment outcomesTwelve-step facilitationAlcohol abstinencePosttreatment drinking outcomesMotivation enhancementWorking Alliance InventoryModeration effectMediation analysisDrinking outcomesTherapist ratingsStatistical mediatorAUD outcomesAlliance ratingsAlcohol useAlliance InventoryIndirect effects