Randomized clinical trial of matching client alcohol use disorder severity and level of cognitive functioning to treatment setting: A partial replication and extension.

In a tightly controlled, clinical research environment, Rychtarik et al. (2000) found that individuals with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) benefited more from inpatient (IP) than outpatient care, if they presented with high alcohol problem severity and/or low cognitive functioning. This study sought to (a) validate and extend these findings within the uncontrolled environment of a community-based treatment center and (b) test whether inpatients had fewer days of involuntary abstinence (e.