Course syllabus for Behavioral Self Control Training, BSCT

KBT-behandling av alkoholproblem med fokus på kontrollerat drickande

Versions of this syllabus:

Autumn 2026

Essential data

Course code: 9K8058
Course name: Behavioral Self Control Training, BSCT
Credits: 5
Form of Education: Contract education (credits)
Main field of study: Not applicable
Level: GX - First cycle
Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department: Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Decided by: UN CNS
Decision date: 2026-05-18
Course syllabus valid from: Autumn semester 2026

Literature and other teaching aids

  • Adamson SJ., Heather N., Morton V., Raistrick D., UKATT Research Team. (2010); Initial preference for drinking goal in the treatment of alcohol problems: II. Treatment outcomes. Initial preference for drinking goal in the treatment of alcohol problems: II. Treatment outcomes. Alco Alc. 452:136-42.
  • Hammarberg, Anders; Wallhed Finn, Sara, Åter till kontrollerat drickande: en handbok för kliniker, 1. uppl. : Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2015 - 269 s. ISBN: 9789144097305
  • Ingesson Hammarberg, S., Wallhed Finn, S., Rosendahl, I., Andréasson, S. Jayaram-Lindström, N. & Hammarberg, A. (2024) Behavioral Self-Control Training vs Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder with a Goal of Controlled Drinking. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Addiction, 119:86–101.
  • Ingesson Hammarberg, S., Jayaram-Lindström, Andréasson, S. & Hammarberg, A. (2025). Long-term Follow-Up and Change trajectories in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder with a Goal of Controlled Drinking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Online First Publication, July 21, 2025. 
  • Jan, van Amsterdam; Wim, van Den Brink; Reduced-risk drinking as a viable treatment goal in problematic alcohol use and alcohol dependence Reduced-risk drinking as a viable treatment goal in problematic alcohol use and alcohol dependence (2013) Ingår i: Journal of psychopharmacology. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987. Vol. 27(11) (2013) :November, pp. 987-997.
  • Mann, Karl; Aubin, Henri-Jean; Witkiewitz, Katie; Reduced Drinking in Alcohol Dependence Treatment, What Is the Evidence? Reduced Drinking in Alcohol Dependence Treatment, What Is the Evidence? (2017) Ingår i: European addiction research, 1995, Vol. 23(5) (2017): December 2017, s. pp.219-230.
  • Tuithof M., Ten Have M., van den Brink W., Vollebergh W. & de Graaf R. (2013); Predicting persistency of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder and examining drinking patterns of recently remitted individuals: a prospective general population study. Addiction. Addiction.108;12:2091-9.
  • Project MATCH Research Group (1997); Matching alcoholism treatments to client heterogeneity: treatment main effects and matching effects on drinking during treatment. Matching alcoholism treatments to client heterogeneity: treatment main effects and matching effects on drinking during treatment. J Stud Alcohol. 59;6:631-9.
  • Wallhed Finn S., Bakshi AS. & Andréasson S. (2014); Alcohol consumption, dependence, and treatment barriers: perceptions among nontreatment seekers. Alcohol consumption, dependence, and treatment barriers: perceptions among nontreatment seekers. Substance use & misuse Substance use & misuse. 49; 6:762-769.

A basic knowledge of English is required, as parts of the course material are in English.

Recommended litterature

Hammarberg, Anders; Romberg, Karin, För mycket för ofta: effektiva metoder för måttligt drickande, 1. utg.: Stockholm: Natur & Kultur, 2016 - 255 s. ISBN: 9789127147485.