were positively associated with remission of alcohol problems. Individuals with stable AR had more alcohol problems, higher rates of depression, lower incomes and more financial stress at baseline and were more likely to have accessed formal treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous than those with NR (Schutte et al., 2001, 2006).However, this sample provided no information on correlates of recovery in the younger age groups where alcohol dependence is most prevalent (Grant et al., 2004a), nor was it a representative population sample. Moreover, the baseline measure of alcohol problems did not constitute a formal diagnosis of alcohol dependence.
