Factors associated with age of untreated recovery from alcohol dependence

Gallus Bischof; Hans Jürgen Rumpf; Christian Meyer; Ulfert Hapke; Ulrich John

doi:10.1024/2009.02.06

Factors associated with age of untreated recovery from alcohol dependence

Gallus Bischof^*, Hans Jürgen Rumpf, Christian Meyer, Ulfert Hapke, Ulrich John

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Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

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Abstract

Aim: To determine the effects of age on triggering factors and maintenance mechanisms in remission from alcohol dependence without formal help. Method: Alcohol-dependent individuals who had remitted without formal help (N = 178) were recruited through media advertisements and grouped according to their age at remission into young remitters (YR, n = 55) or late remitters (LR, n = 123) and compared on remission triggering and maintenance mechanisms. Results: Compared to LR, YR had a significantly shorter duration of dependence, a longer period of abstinence, greater problem severity, fewer resources, and greater coping efforts. Conclusion: Naturally recovered alcohol-dependent individuals differ according to age in the triggering and maintenance mechanisms of remission.

Original language	English
Journal	Sucht
Volume	55
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	104-110
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0939-5911
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1024/2009.02.06
Publication status	Published - 2009

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