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Aerobic Exercise for Alcohol Recovery

Rationale, Program Description, and Preliminary Findings

Richard A. Brown

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital

Ana M. Abrantes

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital

Jennifer P. Read

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Bess H. Marcus

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital

John Jakicic

University of Pittsburgh

David R. Strong

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital

Julie R. Oakley

Westerly Hospital

Susan E. Ramsey

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

Christopher W. Kahler

Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University

Gregory Stuart

Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital

Mary Ella Dubreuil

Butler Hospital

Alan A. Gordon

Butler Hospital

Alcohol use disorders are a major public health concern. Despite the demonstrated efficacy of a number of different treatments for alcohol dependence, relapse remains a major problem. Healthy lifestyle changes may contribute to long-term maintenance of recovery, and interventions targeting physical activity, in particular, may be especially valuable as an adjunct to alcohol treatment. In this article, the authors discuss the rationale and review potential mechanisms of action whereby exercise might benefit alcohol dependent patients in recovery. They then describe the development of a 12-week moderate-intensity aerobic exercise program as an adjunctive intervention for alcohol dependent patients in recovery. Preliminary data from a pilot study (N = 19) are presented, and the overall significance of this research effort is discussed.

Key Words: alcohol • exercise • intervention • physical activity • treatment

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Behavior Modification, Vol. 33, No. 2, 220-249 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445508329112
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