Treatment Matching in Alcoholism

This book describes the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics, with new information on treatment effectiveness.

Thomas F. Babor (Edited by), Frances K. Del Boca (Edited by)

9780521177269, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 October 2010

292 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg

Review of the hardback: '… it is an excellent and much-needed contribution to the understanding of the ways that humans help each other in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction throughout the world.' PsychCRITIQUES

Project MATCH was a large-scale treatment evaluation study established by the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse to determine whether the treatment of alcoholism could be improved by matching different types of alcoholics with the most appropriate kinds of treatment. This book, edited by the two principal investigators, was the first comprehensive report of Project MATCH, the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics. It describes the rationale, methods, results and implications of the study, and presents findings about how treatment works, for whom it is most effective, and who does best in different kinds of treatment. It also offers some of the first scientific evidence on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous. The audience for this book is broad, including researchers, clinicians and policy makers in the field of alcoholism and addiction.

List of contributors
Note from series editor
Preface
Part I. Design and Implementation: 1. Matching alcoholism treatment to client heterogeneity: the genesis of project MATCH John P. Allen, Thomas F. Babor, Margaret E. Mattson and Ronald M. Kadden
2. Planning a multisite matching trial: organizational structure and research design Frances K. Del Boca, Margaret E. Mattson, Richard Fuller and Thomas F. Babor
3. Clinical assessment: measuring matching characteristics and treatment outcomes Gerard J. Connors, William R. Miller, Raymond F. Anton and J. Scott Tonigan
4. Therapies for matching: selection, development, implementation, and costs Dennis M. Donovan, Kathleen M. Carroll, Ronald M. Kadden, Carlo D. DiClemente and Bruce J. Rounsaville
5. Client characteristics and implementation of the research protocol Allen Zweben, Frances K. Del Boca, Margaret E. Mattson and Bonnie McRee
Part II. Findings: 6. The matching hypotheses: rationale and predictions Ronald M. Kadden, Richard Longabaugh and Philip W. Wirtz
7. Primary treatment outcomes and matching effects: outpatient arm Robert Stout, Frances K. Del Boca, Joseph Carbonari, Robert Rychtarik, Mark D. Litt and Ned L. Cooney
8. Primary treatment outcomes and matching effects: aftercare arm Carrie Randall, Frances K. Del Boca, Margaret E. Mattson, Robert Rychtarik, Ned L. Cooney, Dennis M. Donovan, Richard Longabaugh and Philip W. Wirtz
9. Treatment effects across multiple dimensions of outcome Thomas F. Babor, Karen Steinberg, Allen Zweben, Ron Cisler, Robert Stout, J. Scott Tonigan, Raymond F. Anton and John P. Allen
10. A look inside treatment: therapist effects, the therapeutic alliance, and the process of intentional behavior change Carlo C. DiClemente, Kathleen M. Carroll, William R. Miller, Gerard J. Connors and Dennis M. Donovan
11. Participation and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous J. Scott Tonigan, Gerard J. Connors and William R. Miller
Part III. Conclusions and Implications: 12. Summary and conclusions William R. Miller and Richard Longabaugh
13. Clinical and scientific implications of project MATCH Ned L. Cooney, Thomas F. Babor, Carlo C. DiClemente and Frances K. Del Boca
Appendix
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Psychiatry [MMH], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS]