A randomized clinical trial of motivational enhancement therapy for alcohol problems in partner violent men.
J Subst Abuse Treat
; 89: 11-19, 2018 06.
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ABSTRACT
This study examined the efficacy of brief alcohol intervention in the context of community-based treatment for partner violence. In a randomized clinical trial, 228 partner-violent men with hazardous or problem drinking were recruited at three Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) treatment agencies and randomly assigned to receive one of two 4-session alcohol interventions:
Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET Nâ¯=â¯110) or Alcohol Education (AE Nâ¯=â¯118). After completing alcohol intervention, participants received standard agency counseling services for IPV. Participants completed assessments of alcohol use, drug use, and IPV at pre-treatment, post-alcohol intervention, and quarterly follow-ups for 12â¯months. At the end of the 4-session alcohol intervention, MET participants displayed greater acknowledgment of problems with alcohol than AE participants (Partial ή2â¯=â¯0.039, pâ¯=â¯0.006). Significant changes from baseline across treatment conditions (at pâ¯<â¯0.001) were observed for percent days of alcohol abstinence [95% empirical CI for Partial ή2â¯=0.226, 0.296], heavy drinking [0.292, 0.349], illicit drug use [0.096, 0.156] and partner violence [0.282, 0.334]. No significant condition differences (treatment by time interactions) were found for alcohol abstinence [95% empirical CI for Partial ή2â¯=â¯0.007, 0.036], heavy drinking [0.016, 0.055], illicit drug use [0.005, 0.035] or partner violence [0.001, 0.004]. Results encourage continued use of brief alcohol interventions in community IPV services, but do not provide evidence of a unique benefit of MET in reducing alcohol use in this population.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Alcoolismo
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Entrevista Motivacional
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Violência por Parceiro Íntimo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Subst Abuse Treat
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article