Maintenance of World Health Organization Risk Drinking Level Reductions and Posttreatment Functioning Following a Large Alcohol Use Disorder Clinical Trial.
Katie A WitkiewitzDaniel E FalkRaye Z LittenDeborah S HasinHenry R KranzlerKarl F MannStephanie S O'MalleyRaymond K AntonPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)
One- and 2-level reductions in WHO risk levels during alcohol treatment were maintained after treatment and associated with better functioning over time. These findings support the use of the WHO risk level reductions as an outcome measure that reflects clinically significant improvement in how individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder feel and function.