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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Perspectives and Future Directions
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 31 (s3), 87s–90s.



Mechanisms of behavior change (MOBC) in treating drinking problems is a topic of growing importance.

This article identifies salient themes presented in talks during the first Annual RSA Satellite on Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Alcoholism Treatment.

Themes focused on the need to move beyond a passive approach to identifying MOBC in alcoholism treatment and a number of conceptual and methodological advances were proposed.

While a consensus has emerged that more attention should be paid to MOBC in alcoholism treatment research, a subgroup of experts are calling for MOBC to be the primary focus in future efforts.

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