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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Treat Q. 2013 Oct 14;31(4):10.1080/07347324.2013.831668. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2013.831668

Table 1.

Treatment Structures of Alcohol Behavioral Couples Therapy (ABCT) and Alcohol Behavioral Individual Therapy (ABIT).

Treatment Structure ABCT ABIT
 Treatment Length 20 sessions 20 sessions
 Session Length 90 minutes 60 minutes
 Included Significant Other In-Session Yes No
 Manual-Guided Yes Yes
 CBT-Based Alcohol Skills Yes Yes
 Completed Self-Monitoring Cards Yes Yes
 Couples-Based Skills Yes No
 Assigned Homework Yes Yes

Notes. Examples of CBT-based alcohol skills included functional analyses and relapse prevention. Examples of Couples-based skills included reciprocity enhancement and communication skills.