Title

Efficacy Of Relapse Prevention: A Meta-Analytic Review

Abstract

Although relapse prevention (RP) has become a widely adopted cognitive- behavioral treatment intervention for alcohol, smoking, and other substance use, outcome studies have yielded an inconsistent picture of the efficacy of this approach or conditions for maximal effectiveness. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the overall effectiveness of RP and the extent to which certain variables may relate to treatment outcome. Twenty-six published and unpublished studies with 70 hypothesis tests representing a sample of 9,504 participants were included in the analysis. Results indicated that RP was generally effective, particularly for alcohol problems. Additionally, outcome was moderated by several variables. Specifically, RP was most effective when applied to alcohol or polysubstance use disorders, combined with the adjunctive use of medication, and when evaluated immediately following treatment using uncontrolled pre-post tests.

Publication Date

8-20-1999

Publication Title

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volume

67

Issue

4

Number of Pages

563-570

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.67.4.563

Socpus ID

0032787848 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0032787848

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