title: Twelve-month follow-up of aftercare for adolescents with alcohol use disorders.
abstract: Adolescents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) previously completed a randomized controlled outpatient aftercare study (Y. Kaminer, J. A. Burleson, & R. H. Burke, 2008) in which they were randomly assigned to in-person, brief telephone, or no-active aftercare. Youth were assessed at end of aftercare and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up on frequency and quantity of alcohol use. It was predicted that active aftercare (in-person and brief telephone) would be superior to no-active aftercare in reducing alcohol use, as shown in the original study. No subject or therapy group attributes were significant moderators of outcome. Active aftercare in general maintained short-term favorable effects by reducing relapse in youth with AUD and should be considered as part of standard procedures in therapeutic interventions for all alcohol and other substance use. In-person and the brief telephone procedures did not differ in their effectiveness. Structured communications with AUD youth during and after treatment by use of electronic technology rather than in-person contact might therefore be more fully investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-6325, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burleson
authors.forename: Yifrah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaminer
authors.forename: Rebecca H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013689:Telephone; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome