Issues in the implementation of a randomized clinical trial that includes Alcoholics Anonymous: studying AA-related behaviors during treatment.

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Authors

Barbara S. McCrady · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Elizabeth E. Epstein · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Linda Hirsch · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Abstract

Randomized clinical trials can be used to study AA. Use of multiple measures of treatment compliance and examination of patterns of AA utilization use over time provide more complex views of the patterns of involvement with AA than do simple descriptive reports of attendance.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Homelessness and Social Issues Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volume 57, Issue 6, pp. 604-612

DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.604

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