title: Consequences of social modification of drinking behavior.
abstract: Alcoholic patients who remained abstinent during a Fixed Interval Drinking Decision treatment program had fewer alcohol-related problems at a 6-month follow-up than those who drank during treatment. Pretreatment encouragement to remain abstinent may also have favorably affected the results.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006262:Health; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012056:Reinforcement, Social; D012919:Social Behavior