Learning sobriety together: A randomized clinical trial examining behavioral couples therapy with alcoholic female patients.

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Abstract
Married or cohabiting female alcoholic patients (n = 138) and their non-substance-abusing male partners were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 equally intensive interventions: (a) behavioral couples therapy plus individual-based treatment (BCT; n = 46), (b) individual-based treatment only (IBT; n = 46), or (c) psychoeducational attention control treatment (PACT; n = 46). During treatment, participants in BCT showed significantly greater improvement in dyadic adjustment than those in IBT or PACT; drinking frequency was not significantly different among participants in the different conditions. During the 1-year posttreatment follow-up, compared with participants who received IBT or PACT, participants who received BCT reported (a) fewer days of drinking, (b) fewer drinking-related negative consequences, (c) higher dyadic adjustment, and (d) reduced partner violence.
Funding Information
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA12189; R01DA014402; R01DA014402-SUPL; R01DA015937; R01DA016236; R01DA016235-SUPL)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21AA013690)

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