Clinical Factors Associated with Relapse in Male Alcohol Dependents During Six-Month Follow-up

Abstract

ABSTRACTObjective: Aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical factors associated with relapse to alcohol use during six-month after inpatient treatment in male alcohol dependents.Method: Participants were 156 consecutively admitted male alcohol dependents. Among these patients 107 were available to examine 6 months after inpatient treatment. Patients were administered the Symptom Checklist-Revised-90 (SCL-90-R), and Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) at baseline and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), AMATEM Motivation for Treatment Scale (AMTS), and the PENN Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) six-month later at follow-up.Results: Among 107 alcohol dependent inpatients 53.3% (n=57) were considered as relapsed to alcohol use. Current age, age at regular alcohol use, duration of education, and marital and employment status did not differ between groups. Mean scores of MAST, awareness of problems of AMTS and GSI also did not differ significantly between groups, whereas...