title: Does Alcoholics Anonymous involvement predict treatment outcome?
abstract: Patients receiving inpatient treatment for alcohol dependence were followed for 31 weeks after discharge. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attenders, when compared with nonattenders, were not distinguishable on pretreatment patient characteristics. Posttreatment attendance of AA was not predictive of drinking outcomes. However, a measure of the degree to which patients had become involved in AA did predict more favorable outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-1161, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tonigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000523:psychology; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome