Chapter 23 - Relapse Prevention, Aftercare, and Long-Term Follow-Up

Author | Paul Haber

This chapter provides an overview of relapse prevention and strategies to long-term patient follow-up (aftercare programs), including approaches to working with alcohol-dependent patients who resume heavy alcohol use. 

Cite the Chapter:   Haber PS (2021). Relapse Prevention, Aftercare, and Long-Term Follow-Up. In Haber PS, Riordan BC (Eds.). Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems (4th edition). Sydney: Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney