Controlled drinking and abstinence in alcoholic men: Beliefs influence actions

Alisdair Mackenzie; Frank R. Funderburk; Richard P. Alien

doi:10.3109/10826089409048715

Controlled drinking and abstinence in alcoholic men: Beliefs influence actions

Alisdair Mackenzie, Frank R. Funderburk, Richard P. Alien

School of Medicine

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Abstract

A group of alcoholic men were asked 8 years postdischarge from hospital if they could drink alcohol with control. Subjects who said "no" (the NCD group) were compared to those who said "yes" (the CD group). A majority of the NCD group had been abstinent during the year preceding the 8-year evaluation, whereas none of the CD group had been. In the model developed, troubles resulting from drinking are seen as instrumental in changes from a CD to a NCD belief. The clinical relevance of our results is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1377-1392
Number of pages	16
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	29
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089409048715
State	Published - Jan 1 1994

Keywords

Abstinence
Alcoholic men
Belief-change
Controlled drinking

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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