Table 1.

Symptom Severity at Baseline and at 2-Year Follow-Up

	CBT/MET (n = 48)		No CBT/MET (n = 27)
Baseline	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Sig.
BDI Total	22.9	7.84	19.6	9.00	0.103
HAM-D 27	20.0	5.91	13.7	9.01	0.001
DSM alcohol abuse criteria count	1.2	1.04	0.9	1.11	0.239
DSM alcohol depend criteria count	4.0	1.58	3.0	2.22	0.023
DSM alcohol Abuse +Dependence criteria count	5.3	2.21	3.9	2.93	0.030
DSM current MDD criteria count	7.2	1.27	4.8	3.11	0.000
Total drinks per week	19.5	10.78	21.0	20.47	0.690
Days of alcohol use per week	3.0	1.42	2.9	1.81	0.724
Heavy drinking days per week	2.0	1.15	2.2	1.77	0.490
Average drinks per drinking occasion in past month	6.4	2.59	6.3	3.51	0.939
	CBT/MET (n = 48)		No CBT/MET (n = 27)
2 year follow-up	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Sig.
BDI Total	6.1	8.02	12.3	10.16	0.005
HAM-D 27	3.7	5.34	6.7	7.53	0.043
DSM alcohol abuse criteria count	0.3	0.60	0.8	1.00	0.011
DSM alcohol depend criteria count	1.1	1.22	2.1	2.16	0.013
DSM alcohol Abuse + Dependence criteria count	1.4	1.65	2.9	2.68	0.004
DSM current MDD criteria count	1.7	2.77	2.3	2.77	0.367
Total drinks per week	11.5	13.75	16.9	16.79	0.133
Days of alcohol use per week	2.1	1.70	2.6	2.18	0.273
Heavy drinking days per week	1.0	1.37	1.7	1.72	0.095
Average drinks per drinking occasion in past month	4.7	2.91	5.6	3.53	0.208