Published today in Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment is a new commentary article by Kelly Serafini, Donna LaPaglia and Matthew Steinfeld.  Read more about this paper below:

Title

Calling for Help? Considering Function and Meaning when Patients Drunk-Dial Psychotherapists

Abstract

Drunk-dialing is a term documented in both popular culture and academic literatures to describe a behavior in which a person contacts another individual by phone while intoxicated. In our collective clinical experience we have found that clients drunk-dial their clinicians too, particularly while in substance use treatment, and yet there is a noticeable absence of research on the topic to guide clinical decision-making within a process-based understanding of these events. As the parameters within which psychotherapy takes place become increasingly technologized, a literature base to document clients' idiosyncratic use of technology will become increasingly necessary and useful. We provide a brief review of the existing research on drunk-dialing and conclude with specific questions to guide future research and practice.

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