Implicit and explicit self-esteem in the outcome prediction of alcohol addiction Treatment

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the interplay of implicit self-esteem (ISE) and explicit self-esteem (ESE) and their possible contribution to the prediction of therapy outcome in alcohol dependent patients. Results of several studies have indicated that implicit self-esteem might have an even better buffer function against self-concept threats than explicit self-esteem. Since alcohol dependent patients are often faced with self-concept threats immediately when returning home after discharge of inpatient treatment, it is likely that high implicit self-esteem predicts better short-term therapy outcome…