title: General and religious coping predict drinking outcomes for alcohol dependent adults in treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Religiosity is associated with improved treatment outcomes among adults with alcohol dependence; however, it is unknown whether religious coping predicts drinking outcomes above and beyond the effects of coping in general, and whether gender differences exist.
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed 116 alcohol-dependent adults (53% women; mean age = 37, SD = 8.6) for use of religious coping, general coping, and alcohol use within 2 weeks of entering outpatient treatment, and again 6 months after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Religious coping at 6 months predicted fewer heavy alcohol use days and fewer drinks per day. This relationship was no longer significant after controlling for general coping at 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The relationship between the use of religious coping strategies and drinking outcomes is not independent of general coping. Coping skills training that includes religious coping skills, as one of several coping methods, may be useful for a subset of adults early in recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This novel, prospective study assessed the relationship between religious coping strategies, general coping, and treatment outcomes for alcohol-dependent adults in treatment with results suggesting that the use of religious coping as one of several coping methods may be useful for a subset of adults early in recovery.
authors: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors: Rosemarie A
authors: RA
authors: Martin
authors: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors: Victor J
authors: VJ
authors: Ellingsen
authors: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors: Golfo K
authors: GK
authors: Tzilos
authors: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.|Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors: Damaris J
authors: DJ
authors: Rohsenow
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012237:Rhode Island; D012737:Sex Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult