Changes in mental well-being during Minnesota treatment.
The present study assessed mental well-being daily in 28 alcohol-dependent patients who underwent 28 days of Minnesota inpatient treatment. The Swedish Mood Adjective Check List (sMACL) with six bipolar dimensions was used for daily self-reports. At start of treatment, patients had lower levels in four dimensions of mental well-being compared to those of a norm group. Moreover, patients showed significant improvements in all levels of mental well-being during treatment, and at the end of treatment patients had values within the normal range, except for one dimension (activation/deactivation), in which the levels were significantly higher. The findings may suggest a beneficial effect of this type of treatment on mental well-being, although findings may also reflect a mere effect of adjustment to treatment or the social situation.
Berglund
Kristina
K
Department of Psychology, Göteborg University, Sweden.
Berggren
Ulf
U
Bokström
Katarina
K
Eriksson
Matts
M
Fahlke
Claudia
C
Karlsson
Morgan
M
Balldin
Jan
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D013548:Sweden; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology