Effects of Therapist Feedback on the Therapeutic Alliance and Alcohol Use Outcomes in the Outpatient Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is widely accepted that the therapeutic alliance (TA) is a mediator of psychotherapy effects, but evidence is sparse that the TA is an actual mechanism of behavior change. The purpose of this study was to provide the first systematic evidence regarding the TA as a mechanism of change in the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Methods

Participants were 155 adult men and women presenting for individual outpatient treatment of AUD. Each was randomly assigned to 1 of 6 experienced therapists, who did or did not receive over 3 study phases postsession participant feedback on his/her ratings of the TA. All participants received a 12-session version of cognitive behavioral therapy for AUD. Participants rated the TA by use of the California Psychotherapy Alliance

SUBMITTER: Maisto SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7166187 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature