| Title |
Are alcoholism treatments effective? The Project MATCH data
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2005
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-5-75 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robert B Cutler, David A Fishbain |
| Abstract |
Project MATCH was the largest and most expensive alcoholism treatment trial ever conducted. The results were disappointing. There were essentially no patient-treatment matches, and three very different treatments produced nearly identical outcomes. These results were interpreted post hoc as evidence that all three treatments were quite effective. We re-analyzed the data in order to estimate effectiveness in relation to quantity of treatment. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 71% |
| South Africa | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 29% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 139 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 60 | 41% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 29 | 20% |
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