Climbing as a Chance in the Treatment of Addictions Effects of Therapeutic Climbing on Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Alcohol Dependence

Soravia, Leila M.; Stocker, Eva; Katrin, Schläfli; Schönenberger, Nora; Schreyer, M.; Dittrich, Tobias; Grossniklaus, Christa (2016). Climbing as a Chance in the Treatment of Addictions Effects of Therapeutic Climbing on Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Patients with Alcohol Dependence. Suchttherapie, 17(17), pp. 34-39. Thieme 10.1055/s-0035-1548898

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Based on findings on the relationship between self-esteem, self-efficacy, anxiety and addictions, we aimed to investigate the influence of therapeutic climbing on the above factors in patients with alcohol dependence during inpatient-treatment program. Of the 106 subjects, 66 attended the additional therapeutic climbing. The target variables anxiety, self-esteem and self-efficacy were measured at entry of the therapeutic climbing and 6 weeks after. All patients show a significant increase in self-esteem and self-efficacy while a decrease in anxiety symptoms was recorded. Patients with additional clinically relevant anxiety symptoms who attended the therapeutic climbing tend to have the largest increase in self-esteem and a greater decrease in anxiety symptoms. Therapeutic climbing seems to be an effective treatment approach particularly indicated for alcohol-dependent patients with additional symptoms of anxiety.

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