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To compare the effectiveness of standard behavioral couples therapy for alcohol problems to two maintenance enhanced therapies. Randomized clinical trial. Outpatient substance abuse treatment clinic. Ninety males with alcohol abuse or dependence and their female partners. Weekly, outpatient therapy in one of three randomly assigned conditions: Alcohol Behavioral Couples Therapy (ABCT), Alcoholics Anonymous plus ABCT (AA/ABCT) or Relapse Prevention plus ABCT (RP/ABCT). The men significantly reduced the frequency of drinking and heavy drinking during treatment. During the first 6 months posttreatment, 65.7% of male subjects were classified as improved on a composite measure of drinking and drinkingrelated consequences. Compared to baseline levels, the percentage of abstinent days increased and heavy drinking days decreased, but …