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You are here: TxDirector > Addiction MedicineAdministrator's CornerClinical SupervisionClinicians CornerColumnistsCounselor WellnessCredentialingDomestic ViolenceEmploymentFamily IssuesMental HealthOf Interest To EveryonePreventionReaders RequestsReading RoomSelf-HelpSpiritualityTreatmentTreatment Populations > Select a Category... AddictionAlcoholAnger ManagementCareer DevelopmentClinical SupervisionClub DrugsCo-occuring DisordersCocaineContiuing EducationCriminal JusticeEating DisordersGamblingHeroinLife SkillsMental HealthMethamphetamineOtherPTSDResearchRx DrugsSelf Help ResourcesTreatment Process Natural Remission and Relapse Topics: Clinicians Corner > Research | Of Interest To Everyone > Research 2006-05-29 | Post Feedback! | Send To a Friend | Print Version | Send Me Responses | Related Much is known about the rate of relapse after formal alcohol treatment but not after "spontaneous" or "natural" remission. Researchers studied remission and relapse in 461 individuals with an alcohol use disorder who had not received help before study entry. Subjects were interviewed at baseline and then 1, 3, 8, and 16 years later. At each follow-up, they were asked about their alcohol use and whether they had obtained professional treatment or participated in Alcoholics Anonymous at any time since the last follow-up. At the 3-year follow-up, remission occurred in 62% of subjects who had received help and in 43% of subjects who had not received help (P <0.01). Among these remitted subjects, relapse by year 16 occurred in 43% of those who had received help and in 61% of those who had not received help (P <0.05). Comments: Like previous studies, this study found that receiving help improves the chances of short-term remission and decreases the risk of relapse. Therefore, clinicians should emphasize the importance of early help seeking to their patients with alcohol use disorders and should offer ongoing support to help their patients in remission remain remitted. Peter Friedmann, MD, MPH Reference: Moos RH, Moos BS. Rates and predictors of relapse after natural and treated remission from alcohol use disorders. Addiction. 2006;101(2):212222. About The Author: Alcohol and Health: Current Evidence See more at: http://www.bu.edu/act/alcoholandhealth/index.html Previous: Listening To Music Can Reduce Chronic Pain And Depression By Up To A Quarter Clinicians Corner Next: APA: Gamblers Ease Anger by Wagering Feedback Forum: No Feedback Yet. Post Feedback: Login using the form on the top of the page to post feedback if you have registered with TxDirector. If you have not yet registered, click here. Registration is free. Related Links Categories: About These Links: The links above are dynamically generated. Some links may be more relevant than others.

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