Psychometric Test Changes Following Alcohol Inpatient Treatment and Their Relationships to Posttreatment Drinking Behaviors

Abstract

The Survey of Interpersonal Values, Attitude Toward Alcoholism Scale, and the Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire were administered to 377 alcoholic male veterans at the beginning and at the end of a 90-day rehabilitation program. The scores were examined in terms of (1) posttreatment changes and (2) their relationships to 2-year posthospital drinking behavior. The results revealed significant posttreatment changes on six of the 12 test variables; the inability of test scores to predict posthospital drinking behavior.