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AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 242-245Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10550490600626556
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [R21 AA13063] Funding Source: Medline
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Cravings for alcohol are identified as a trigger for relapse, though laboratory studies of cravings produce mixed results in predicting relapse. The objective of this analysis is to assess the usefulness of craving as a predictor of relapse by assessing 218 adult, alcohol-dependent patients admitted to two separate residential addiction treatment programs. Days craving reported in the week prior to discharge predicted alcohol use at three-month follow-up. Admission spirituality, alcohol-refusal self-efficacy, and depression levels differentiated cravers from non-cravers. Patients who crave alcohol in residential treatment may be at higher relapse risk and identified by intake assessments of self-efficacy, depression, and spirituality.
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