title: Alcohol use following an alcohol challenge and a brief intervention among alcohol-dependent individuals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study examined the effects of an alcohol challenge on naturalistic drinking among alcohol-dependent individuals and explored brief motivational interviewing (MI) as a potential intervention for these participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Alcohol-dependent individuals (n = 32, eight females) completed the intake assessment, alcohol challenge, one MI session, and 1-month follow-up (87.5% retention) where they completed measures of drinking and motivation for change.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As expected, multilevel mixed models revealed that drinking did not increase post-alcohol challenge. Participants reported a reduction in ambivalence, drinking days, and a trend towards fewer total drinks between the MI and 1-month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Consistent with other studies, the alcohol challenge did not worsen alcohol use. Results support further investigation of brief MI for alcohol-dependent participants in alcohol challenges.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol administration to alcohol-dependent participants appears to not exacerbate naturalistic drinking. MI may be a feasible intervention for non-treatment seeking alcohol-dependent participants in alcohol challenge studies.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
authors: Guadalupe A
authors: GA
authors: Bacio
authors: Katy F
authors: KF
authors: Lunny
authors: Jessica N
authors: JN
authors: Webb
authors: Lara A
authors: LA
authors: Ray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation / Q000187:drug effects*; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol