Spiritual awakening predicts improved drinking outcomes in a Polish treatment sample.
Spiritual awakening predicts improved drinking outcomes in a Polish treatment sample.
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在波兰的治疗样本中，精神觉醒预示着饮酒结果的改善。
DOI：
10.1097/jan.0000000000000002
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发表时间：
2013
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Brower,KirkJ
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作者：
Strobbe,Stephen;Cranford,JamesA;Wojnar,Marcin;Brower,KirkJ
Purpose This study examined concurrent and longitudinal associations between two dimensions of affiliation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)—attendance and spiritual awakening—and drinking outcomes among adult patients who were in treatment for alcohol dependence in Warsaw, Poland. In a study conducted at four addiction treatment centers, male and female patients (n= 118) with a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence were assessed at baseline (Time 1 or T1), 1 month (T2), and 6–12 months postbaseline (T3) for AA meeting attendance, various aspects of AA affiliation, and alcohol use. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting attendance and alcohol consumption were measured using the Timeline Followback interview. Self-report of having had a spiritual awakening was measured using a modified version of the Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement Scale.Results There were no cross-sectional or longitudinal associations between AA meeting attendance and improved drinking outcomes. In contrast, self-report of a spiritual awakening between T2 and T3 was significantly associated with abstinence (OR= 2.4, p<. 05) and the absence of any heavy drinking (OR= 3.0, p<. 05) at T3, even when demographic and clinical characteristics were statistically controlled.Conclusions Self-reports of spiritual awakening predicted improved drinking outcomes in a Polish treatment sample.
