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- Title
Mediators of telephone-based continuing care for alcohol and cocaine dependence.
- Authors
Mensinger, Janell Lynn; Lynch, Kevin G; TenHave, Thomas R; McKay, James R
- Abstract
A previous randomized trial with 224 alcohol and/or cocaine addicts who had completed an initial phase of treatment indicated that 12 weeks of telephone-based continuing care yielded higher abstinence rates over 24 months than did group counseling continuing care. The current study examined mediators of this treatment effect. Results suggested that self-help involvement during treatment and self-efficacy and commitment to abstinence 3 months after treatment mediated subsequent abstinence outcomes. These analyses controlled for substance use prior to the assessment of mediators. Conversely, there was no evidence that self-help beliefs or social support mediated the treatment effect. These results are consistent with a model in which treatment effects are first accounted for by changes in behavior, followed by changes in self-efficacy and in commitment to abstinence.
- Publication
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2007, Vol 75, Issue 5, p775
- ISSN
0022-006X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0022-006X.75.5.775