A Cluster-Randomized Comparison of Songwriting and Recreational Music Therapy on State Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy in Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder on a Detoxification Unit

A single group MESW or group RMT session can positively influence state hope and abstinence self-efficacy in adults with AUD on a detoxification unit. As the MESW condition explicitly addressed recovery, has other empirical support in the literature, and significantly outperformed the RMT condition in measures of pathways and total state hope, MESW may be an ideal intervention for adults in detoxification settings. Implications for practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are provided.