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Behavior Therapy

Volume 32, Issue 4, Autumn 2001, Pages 787-801
Behavior Therapy

Original Research
Relapse among married or cohabiting substance-abusing patients: The role of perceived criticism*

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The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the contribution of perceived criticism (PC) to the prediction of relapse among married or cohabiting heterosexual male substance-abusing patients (N = 106) entering outpatient treatment. After controlling for sociodemographic variables and substance abuse problem severity, higher levels of patients' PC by their spouses were significantly associated with greater likelihood of relapse, fewer days abstinent, and shorter time to relapse. PC continued to make a significant unique contribution to relapse variables even when level of relationship satisfaction was also controlled.

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    This research was supported in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA12189), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA10356 and K02AA00234), and the Alpha Foundation. Portions of this article were presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, New York.

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