Predictors of Early Recovery after Treatment for Alcohol use Disorders in Uganda

David KalemaDepartment of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]

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Lore Van DammeDepartment of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Sofie VindevogelDepartment of Orthopedagogics, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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Ilse DerluynDepartment of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Florien MeulewaeterDepartment of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Wouter VanderplasschenDepartment of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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ABSTRACT

Data on treatment for AUD (Alcohol Use Disorders) in developing countries are scarce. This study explores aspects of early recovery and correlates of alcohol use after residential AUD treatment in Uganda. 78 respondents were followed up using, among others, the ASI-6, HCSL-37A and WHOQOL–BREF. They were interviewed within two weeks after admission in residential treatment and six months later. Significant reductions in addiction severity and psychopathology, as well as improvements in Quality of Life (QoL) were observed after treatment. Treatment environment, individual characteristics and problems with close friends were the main predictors of early recovery from AUD.

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David Kalema works in an alcohol and drug treatment centre in Uganda.

Lore Van Damme, Sofie Vindevogel, Ilse Derluyn, Florien Meulewaeter, and Wouter Vanderplasschen declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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