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An Experimental Study of Brief Unilateral Intervention for the Partners of Heavy Drinkers
Ist Teil von
Research on social work practice, 1996-07, Vol.6 (3), p.325-336
Ort / Verlag
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
1996
Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This article reports on a controlled field experiment into the effectiveness of a brief unilateral
intervention for the partners of heavy drinkers. Forty-five women and 3 men whose partners
were both dependent on alcohol and highly resistant to change were randomly allocated to 4
experimental conditions: (a) unilateral intervention on an individual basis, (b) unilateral
intervention within a group, (c) a no-treatment waiting list, and (d) traditional Al-Anon groups.
Results revealed that both forms of the umlateral intervention, which is referred to as Pressures
to Change, were successful in promoting change in the drinker, whereas neither of the alternatives was. However, only when Pressures to Change was offered on an individual basis did the
client her- or himself report reductions in personal problems. Similar reductions were also
reported by Al-Anon participants. Individual Pressures to Change was also the only intervention
to produce improvements in marital consensus. The need for longitudinal research into partner
interventions is identified.