The effects of videotaped modeling and self-confrontation on the drinking behavior of alcoholics.
Alcoholics were exposed to behavior counseling alone (N =10), or behavior counseling with either videotape self-confrontation (N = 10) or role-modeling (N = 10), and compared to alcoholics receiving standard inpatient treatment (N =10). Immediate alternation of drinking topographies and posttreatment follow-up drinking dispositions served as dependent variables. Subjects receiving videotape self-confrontation achieved greater positive changes in posttreatment drinking analysis sessions than did other treatment groups. Follow-up probes suggested superiority of the experimental treatments in general, and particularly videotape self-confrontation. Performance in the posttreatment analysis sessions was predictive of follow-up drinking status (p less thann .05).
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003376:Counseling; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D013997:Time Factors; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014796:Visual Perception