A note on the characteristics of alcohol abusers with controlled drinking aspirations.
In an outpatient treatment sample, alcohol abusers who chose controlled drinking as a goal had characteristics in common with those who succeed in controlled drinking programs. There was no evidence that denial or other aspects of psychopathology were associated with the selection of controlled drinking as a goal.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013695:Temperance