reinhard
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 Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: "good clinical outcomes" with moderation |
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Finally, some evidence that moderation and thinking in terms of habit is coming back. It's mostly directly relevant to glass ceiling, but is applicable to our other bad habits as well.
I think you need to be a subscriber to see the full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/weekinreview/07carey.html
Here are some quotes:
| Quote: | | A government-financed study of alcoholism released last week, the largest to date, suggests how deeply [the] "moderate use" idea has taken hold. The study found that the treatment produced "good clinical outcomes" in about three-quarters of the almost 1,400 heavy, chronic drinkers in the study. |
| Quote: | | "The fact is that these moderate measures are becoming more and more accepted in judging treatments," said Dr. Edward Nunes, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. |
| Quote: | | The very idea, common in abstinence-based programs, that one "slip" can lead to total loss of control may undermine their best efforts to self-regulate. |
| Quote: | By treating the habit as just that — a habit — and not a disease,
therapists may be able to make progress in reducing the bad
consequences, whether a broken marriage or an embarrassing car
accident. |
Though of course:
| Quote: | | On the other hand, the risk to addicts of this approach is incontestably real, and no one knows in advance who can and cannot safely moderate their addictive behavior. |
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