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 ResearchConceptsLong-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
2016
Do Alcohol Relapse Episodes During Treatment Predict Long‐Term Outcomes? Investigating the Validity of Existing Definitions of Alcohol Use Disorder Relapse
Maisto SA, Roos CR, Hallgren KA, Moskal D, Wilson AD, Witkiewitz K. Do Alcohol Relapse Episodes During Treatment Predict Long‐Term Outcomes? Investigating the Validity of Existing Definitions of Alcohol Use Disorder Relapse. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 2180-2189. PMID: 27591560, PMCID: PMC5048537, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen/menRelapse definitionAlcohol consumptionLong-term alcohol-related outcomesAlcohol use disorder treatmentEnd of treatmentLong-term outcomesUse disorder treatmentDisorder relapseSingle drinking episodeYear posttreatmentRelapseDisorder treatmentAlcohol-related consequencesAlcohol-related outcomesBest predictorRelapse episodesSecondary analysisClinical researchPsychosocial functioningAUD researchDrinking episodesOutcomesMenProject MATCH