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Treatment Program Is Effective For Women.
2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with a history of problem drinking exhibited significant increases in abstinence and light-drinking days, and decreases in heavy drinking, after participating in a 10-week program at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
One hundred forty-four women participated in the Women and Health Program, which focused on teaching techniques and strategies for reducing alcohol consumption. Overall, women consumed significantly less alcohol during the 18 months after treatment.
"These results provide support for the use of a drinking moderation approach with this population of women problem drinkers," according to Gerard J. Connors, PhD, RIA director and UB professor of psychology. He and coinvestigator Kimberly S. Walitzer, PhD, deputy director of the institute and UB research assistant professor of psychology, focused their study on drinking reduction and the minimization of alcohol-related harm. The RIA has been a world leader in the study of alcohol and substance abuse for more than 30 years.
In addition to reductions in drinking, participants also reported significant decreases in drinking consequences and increases in drinking-related self-efficacy, general self-esteem, assertiveness and psychological functioning from before to after treatment and during the 18-month follow-up.
"We also studied two treatment enhancements in our study," explained Connors. "The first was the addition of life-skills training sessions, and the second was participation in 'booster sessions' after treatment."
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