Smartphone app helps support recovery after treatment for alcoholism

A smartphone application appears to help patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reduce risky drinking days compared to patients who received usual care after leaving treatment in a residential program. The research is published in JAMA Psychiatry. Alcohol dependence is a lifetime psychiatric diagnosis with relapse rates similar to other chronic illnesses. Continuing care for AUDs has been associated with better outcomes, but patients leaving treatment for AUDs typically are not offered aftercare.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/h...~4/ttU7NZ9UCZo

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