Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyze the results of a cognitive-behavioral group therapy applied in an outpatient unit to treat drug addiction. The sample consisted of 130 males with an alcohol dependence disorder. Around 56% of the sample completed treatment – they were given therapeutic discharge. From those, 75.3% never resumed treatment, increasing to 77.7% when patients completed the check-up period after discharge. Follow-up from therapeutic discharge varies from 2 to 18 years; 58% of patients with personality disorders completed treatment with therapeutic discharge. Cognitive-behavioral treatment, whose essential components are detailed in the present study, is effective for the group treatment of patients with alcohol dependence and a comorbid personality disorder.
Translated title of the contribution | Long-term effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for alcoholism: Impact of dual diagnosis on treatment outcome |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Clinica y Salud |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- Cognitive-behavioral
- Discharge
- Group
- Personality disorder
- Treatment