Behavioral Couple Therapy in the Treatment of a Female Alcohol-Dependent Patient With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders Export

@article{citeulike:2800662, abstract = {Behavioral Couple Therapy (BCT) has shown to be effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. However, it is still unclear whether this intervention is effective in severe caseswith comorbid other conditions. The aim of the present study is to illustrate the assessment, case conceptualization, prioritizing of interventions and treatment in a female "treatment resistant" alcohol-dependent patient, with comorbid depression, anxiety, personality disorders, andmarital problems, using a BCT manual. In total, the treatment consisted of 19 sessions, during a 7-month period. Results show BCT to be successful in treating alcohol dependence and to some extent increasing marital satisfaction. At posttreatment the patient did no longer meet criteria for major depressive disorder. At 3-month follow-up she had been abstinent for 51/2 months, with a 2-day lapse, and her depressive disorder was still in full remission. This case demonstrates--even with severe comorbid conditions--that targeting the drinking problem is the treatment of choice. However, we stress the importance of a thorough assessment of other Axis I and II disorders. 10.1177/1534650103259633}, author = {Vedel, Ellen and Emmelkamp, Paul M.}, citeulike-article-id = {2800662}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650103259633}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ccs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/3/3/187}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/1534650103259633}, journal = {Clinical Case Studies}, keywords = {addiction, alcohol, anxiety, case-reports, comorbidity, couples, depression, disorder, personality, therapy}, month = {July}, number = {3}, pages = {187--205}, posted-at = {2008-05-15 05:32:00}, priority = {2}, title = {Behavioral Couple Therapy in the Treatment of a Female Alcohol-Dependent Patient With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650103259633}, volume = {3}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2800662 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2800662 N2 - Behavioral Couple Therapy (BCT) has shown to be effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. However, it is still unclear whether this intervention is effective in severe caseswith comorbid other conditions. The aim of the present study is to illustrate the assessment, case conceptualization, prioritizing of interventions and treatment in a female "treatment resistant" alcohol-dependent patient, with comorbid depression, anxiety, personality disorders, andmarital problems, using a BCT manual. In total, the treatment consisted of 19 sessions, during a 7-month period. Results show BCT to be successful in treating alcohol dependence and to some extent increasing marital satisfaction. At posttreatment the patient did no longer meet criteria for major depressive disorder. At 3-month follow-up she had been abstinent for 51/2 months, with a 2-day lapse, and her depressive disorder was still in full remission. This case demonstrates--even with severe comorbid conditions--that targeting the drinking problem is the treatment of choice. However, we stress the importance of a thorough assessment of other Axis I and II disorders. 10.1177/1534650103259633 IS - 3 JF - Clinical Case Studies EP - 205 TI - Behavioral Couple Therapy in the Treatment of a Female Alcohol-Dependent Patient With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety, and Personality Disorders VL - 3 SP - 187 KW - addiction KW - alcohol KW - anxiety KW - case-reports KW - comorbidity KW - couples KW - depression KW - disorder KW - personality KW - therapy AU - Vedel, Ellen AU - Emmelkamp, Paul PY - 2004/07/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534650103259633 ER -