Abstract:would extend for at least three years after treatment; (5) outcome status would be based on the prior 12 months of functioning; and (6) outcome classifica¬ tions would be objectively defined and verified by two independent interview¬ ers. Very few existing evaluations of abstinence-oriented treatments could meet even half of these criteria, and the alleged standard recovery rate of60% to 65% quoted by Dr Maltzman amounts to a speculation based on little more than hearsay. The fact remains that in the only thre… Show more
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