Udo Tomoko, Clifford Patrick R, Davis Christine M, Maisto Stephen A
School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2009;35(3):128-32. doi: 10.1080/00952990802707059.
To replicate and extend the earlier work of Maisto and colleagues showing an association between early post-treatment alcohol use and later functioning (1, 2, 3).
The present study classified adults presenting for alcohol use disorders (AUD) treatment (n = 114) into one of three drinker groups (i.e., abstainer, moderate drinker, or heavy drinker) based upon alcohol use during the first 6-months following outpatient AUD treatment initiation, and examined the associations between drinker group classification and later alcohol use and psychosocial functioning.
Study results showed that individuals classified within the heavy drinker group tended to have the poorest outcomes (i.e., greater alcohol use and poorer psychosocial functioning) relative to individuals classified within the abstainer or moderate drinker groups.
Study findings are consistent with the prior work of Maisto and colleagues. In addition, it appears that alcohol use, particularly heavy alcohol consumption, during the early post-treatment initiation period may serve as a marker for later alcohol related problems and poorer overall psychosocial functioning.
重复并扩展迈斯托及其同事早期的研究工作，该研究表明治疗后早期饮酒与后期功能之间存在关联（参考文献1、2、3）。
本研究根据门诊酒精使用障碍（AUD）治疗开始后的前6个月内的饮酒情况，将接受AUD治疗的成年人（n = 114）分为三个饮酒者组之一（即戒酒者、适度饮酒者或重度饮酒者），并研究饮酒者组分类与后期饮酒及心理社会功能之间的关联。
研究结果表明，与戒酒者或适度饮酒者组中的个体相比，重度饮酒者组中的个体往往预后最差（即饮酒量更大且心理社会功能更差）。
研究结果与迈斯托及其同事之前的研究工作一致。此外，治疗开始后的早期阶段饮酒，尤其是大量饮酒，似乎可能是后期酒精相关问题及整体心理社会功能较差的一个标志。
