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Aerobic Exercise for Alcohol Recovery: Rationale, Program Description, and Preliminary Findings

Richard A. Brown, Ph.D.1*, Ana M. Abrantes1, Jennifer P. Read2, Bess H. Marcus1, John Jakicic3, David R. Strong1, Julie R. Oakley4, Susan E. Ramsey5, Christopher W. Kahler6, Gregory Stuart1, Mary Ella Dubreuil7, and Alan A. Gordon7

1 Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Butler Hospital
2 University at Buffalo, State University of New York
3 University of Pittsburgh
4 Westerly Hospital
5 Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
6 Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University
7 Butler Hospital

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Richard_Brown{at}brown.edu.


  Abstract
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.

First published on December 16, 2008, doi:10.1177/0145445508329112

Behavior Modification 2009;33:220.

A more recent version of this article appeared on March 1, 2009

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