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Cue-Elicited Affect and Craving: Advancement of the Conceptualization of Craving in Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Dependence
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Nosen, Elizabeth; Nillni, Yael I.; Berenz, Erin C.; Schumacher, Julie A.; Stasiewicz, Paul R.; Coffey, Scott F. – Behavior Modification, 2012
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) commonly co-occurs with alcohol dependence (AD) and negatively affects treatment outcomes. Trauma-related negative affect enhances substance craving in laboratory cue-reactivity studies of AD individuals, but the role of positive affect has not been established. In this study, 108 AD treatment-seeking adults…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cues, Alcoholism
Alcohol-Aversion Therapy: Relation Between Strength of Aversion and Abstinence.
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Cannon, Dale S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Assessed degree of alcohol aversion in 60 alcoholics who received emetic alcohol-aversion therapy. Results revealed changes in response to alcoholic, but not to nonalcoholic, flavors, including decreased consumption in taste tests, more negative flavor ratings, overt behavioral indicants of aversion and increased tachycardiac response. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Change, Drinking
Social Skills Training to Improve Alcoholics' Vocational Interpersonal Competency.
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Foy, David W.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1979
Clients admitted to an alcohol abuse treatment program volunteered for social skills training related to difficult on-the-job situations. Modeling alone and modeling plus focused instruction were employed to improve several target behaviors. Addition of focused instructions greatly enhanced treatment effects. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Change, Interpersonal Competence
Behavioral Treatment of Problem Drinkers: A Comparative Outcome Study of Three Controlled Drinking Therapies
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Miller, William R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Self-referred and court-referred clients were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups, aversive counterconditioning, behavioral self-control training or a controlled drinking composite. All therapies were conducted by trained paraprofessionals and consisted of 10 weekly sessions. No significant differences among treatments were found.…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Behavior Change
Recoverability of Psychological Functioning Following Alcohol Abuse: Prolonged Visual-Spatial Dysfunction in Older Alcoholics.
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Goldman, Mark S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Studied neuropsychological recovery following alcohol abuse as a function of age. Alcoholics (N=31) were administered a repeatable neuropsychological test battery for the three months immediately following cessation of drinking. Results suggest that beyond age 40, humans increase in vulnerability to the toxic effects of alcohol. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholism, Behavior Change
The Influence of Family Relationships on Social and Psychological Functioning: A Follow-Up Study.
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Ward, David A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Individuals who had undergone treatment for alcoholism (N=76) completed a 91-item questionnaire including items relating to family situation and satisfaction and a number of personality and interpersonal variables. Data analysis indicated that the quality of family relationships influenced improvement in drinking behavior and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Behavior Change, Emotional Adjustment