The aims of the study are to test methods for preventing relapse in clients of employee assistance programs, through the use of two EAP services: routine post-treatment follow-up with clients over a two-year period, and routine post-treatment contacts with a family member of the client, over the same period. EAP clients having alcohol, drug abuse, or mental/emotional problems will be randomized into four groups, along two dimensions: client follow-up/no follow-up, and family involvement/no family involvement. An intake period of one year will be required in order to sample 400 clients at each of three study sites, located in Chicago, Austin, and Phoenix. Follow-up contacts will utilize concepts of relapse prevention, as developed in the work of Marlatt and others, adapted for use in a non- clinical setting. Criterion measures to be used in evaluating results include clients' and family members' reports of relapse, job retention, number of relapses for the diagnosed problem leading to inpatient-residential treatment for that problem during the follow-up period, cost of disability during the follow- up period, and health benefits paid for the diagnosed problem and for other health problems during the follow-up period.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DA005934-03
Application #
3212529
Study Section
Drug Abuse Epidemiology and Prevention Research Review Committee (DAPA)
Project Start
1990-05-01
Project End
1995-04-30
Budget Start
1992-05-01
Budget End
1993-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109