title: Long-term posttreatment functioning among those treated for alcohol use disorders.
abstract: This article summarizes the proceedings of a symposium that was organized and chaired by Patrick R. Clifford and presented at the 2005 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting in Santa Barbara, California. The aims of the presentation were to focus on the prediction and explanation of longer-term functioning following alcohol use disorders (AUD) treatment. Along these lines, Stephen A. Maisto, PhD, presented data (i.e., Project MATCH outpatient sample) on the relationship between drinking behavior in the first year following AUD outpatient treatment initiation and functioning at 3-year follow-up. Robert L. Stout, PhD, using data from the Extended Case Monitoring Study, analyzed long-term drinking patterns using shorter-term information. James R. McKay, PhD, examined the relationship between treatment services received and problem severities across a 2-year follow-up period. J. Scott Tonigan, PhD, served as the panel discussant.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey. 08854, USA. patrick.clifford@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Maisto
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tonigan
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014600:Utilization Review