Prevention of relapse in alcohol dependence

The objectives of this Health Technology Assessment were to answer the following questions:

Which treatment or combination of treatments (pharmacological and psychosocial) will yield the maximum maintenance of recovery amongst the population of those with alcohol dependence who have undergone detoxification?
What is the most effective and efficient approach to delivering the individual interventions (or combination of interventions) taking into account the different risk groups, locations, durations of treatment, etc?

For further information, or to receive a copy of the published report, please contact Doreen Pedlar at Doreen.Pedlar@nhs.net

Healthcare Improvement Scotland took over the responsibilities of NHS Quality Improvement Scotland on 1st April 2011.