The effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy program, with social support, on early relapse prevention of alcohol use disorder patients

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Objective To examine the result of cognitive-behavioral therapy program, with social support, on readiness for early relapse prevention of alcohol use disorder patients.

Materials and methods The participants consisted of 59 alcohol use disorder patients, and classified as problem drinker and alcohol dependent. The patients were randomly assigned into experimental (10 problem drinkers and 20 alcohol dependents) and control groups (11 problem drinkers and 18 alcohol dependents). The experimental group received cognitive-behavioral therapy program that was developed by the researcher of 10 activity for 2 weeks. Evaluation for five times were pre-test, post-test and follow up in the first, second and third month by readiness for early relapse prevent questionnaire, and alcohol consumption report. The data were analyzed by utilizing MANCOVA and Chi-square.

Results Effect of treatment program on readiness for early relapse prevention were not statistically different in problem drinkers and alcohol dependents. The follow up assessments in the first and second month showed that the number of alcohol use disorder patients in experimental group and control group were not statistically different in early relapse prevention. However the follow up assessment in the third month revealed that the number of alcohol use disorder patients in experimental group had more non-relapse than control group.

Conclusion The cognitive-behavioral therapy program, with social support increase the intention and self-efficacy in early relapse prevention. Additionally the therapy program could extend the duration of non-relapse in the experimental group when compared to the patients in the control group.