Maintaining Sobriety: Stopping Is Starting
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 25 (sup9) , 1257-1276
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089109081045
Abstract
Treatment of alcohol problems typically focuses on the cessation of drinking. Although cessation is necessary and important to achieving sobriety, this article suggests that maintenance of sobriety is a crucial, but oft ignored, component of effective treatment. Alcohol relapse is discussed in the context of aftercare treatment employing a relapse prevention approach. Within this model, relapse is not automatically defined as a treatment failure but as an opportunity for intervention and the interruption of the relapse process. Determinants and predictors of relapse are discussed, and assessment and intervention strategies provided. A case study illustrates the components of the relapse process and the interventions employed to maintain continued sobriety.Keywords
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