The Efficacy of Controlled Trials of Alcohol Misuse Treatments in Maintaining Abstinence: A Meta-Analysis
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 29 (6) , 759-769
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089409047908
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 ratio. Aggregate effect size differences between experimental and control groups were negligible. Only three of 15 studies found a clinically significant difference between treatment abstinence outcomes.Keywords
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