FIGURE 1. Schedule of Procedures for Alcohol-Dependent Patients and Healthy Comparison Subjects in a Study of Gray Matter Volume and Time to Alcohol Relapse^a.

^aAlcohol-dependent patients had been in inpatient treatment and abstinent for at least 1 month at the time of MRI scanning. Comparison subjects were assessed within 2 weeks after a research hospital stay. Alcohol-dependent patients were prospectively followed after treatment and participated in face-to-face interviews 14, 30, and 90 days after discharge to assess alcohol relapse outcomes.