The thesis of this article is the assumption of the usefulness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for disorders caused by excessive alcohol consumption. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of various rehabilitation methods to mitigate the effects of chronic alcohol dependence (Cavicchioli et al., 2019). The research question is formulated as follows: what is the maximum duration of abstinence from alcohol that can be achieved by comprehensively applying various components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training?
The hypothesis put forward by the authors is that the intensity of the negative consequences of alcohol use disorder decreases in proportion to the psychological work within the training. Clinical trials were chosen as methods using several questionnaires and checklists aimed at checking emotional stability and general mental well-being. The evidence obtained during the tests indicates that several aspects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training are the most effective in reducing psychological consequences and increasing the period of abstinence from alcohol consumption (Cavicchioli et al., 2019). Among them, for example, group training on the use of DBT Skills.
Key findings lie in the even greater than initially assumed effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for the treatment of alcohol addiction. The major conclusions that scientists have made are a potentially significant increase in the sobriety period due to the normalization of the emotional state of a patient who is at the stage of giving up chronic alcohol consumption. (Cavicchioli et al., 2019) The tone of this publication is neutral: there are no emotional markers that would demonstrate the personal attitude of scholars to the problem they raised. Publication information may consist of aspects concerning evidence of the effectiveness of underestimated and, therefore, rarely used therapies for alcohol abuse disorder.
Reference
Cavicchioli, M., Movalli, M., Vassena, G., Ramella, P., Prudenziati, F., & Maffei, C. (2019). The therapeutic role of emotion regulation and coping strategies during a stand-alone DBT Skills training program for alcohol use disorder and concurrent substance use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 98(2), 1–12.