A randomised trial of early warning signs relapse prevention training in the treatment of alcohol dependence.

A pragmatic randomised trial examined the effects of Early Warning Signs Relapse Prevention Training (EWSRPT) on drinking in alcohol dependent persons with history of relapse. Participants were 124 abstinent alcohol dependent patients with a history of relapse (median five relapses) who entered the trial as they completed a 6-week day treatment programme. They were randomly allocated to receive either (1) Aftercare as Usual (AU) or (2) AU plus 15 individual sessions of EWSRPT using Gorski's protocol.