THE EFFICACY OF CONTROLLED TRIALS OF ALCOHOL MISUSE TREATMENTS IN MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE - A METAANALYSIS

Authors
AGOSTI V
Citation
V. Agosti, THE EFFICACY OF CONTROLLED TRIALS OF ALCOHOL MISUSE TREATMENTS IN MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE - A METAANALYSIS, International journal of the addictions, 29(6), 1994, pp. 759-769
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse","Psycology, Clinical","Substance Abuse",Psychiatry
Journal title
International journal of the addictions → ACNP
ISSN journal
0020773X
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
759 - 769
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-773X(1994)29:6<759:TEOCTO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Meta-analysis was used to establish the efficacy of various controlled alcohol misuse treatments in maintaining abstinence over short-term, 6-month, and 12-month follow-ups. Effect sizes were measured by odds r atio. Aggregate effect size differences between experimental and contr ol groups were negligible. Only three of 15 studies found a clinically significant difference between treatment abstinence outcomes.