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Methods: In total, 59 inpatients with alcohol-related cognitive impairments participated in this study. A total of 37 completed the Relapse Prevention for patients with Alcohol-related Cognitive Disorder (RP-ACD) intervention and 22 received treatment as usual (TAU). The RP-ACD is a tailored group intervention for substance use disorder consisting of 12 one-hour group sessions. Outcome measures were the Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Measure (AASE-12), the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire (AUQ) and the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ6). The overall experience was explored using a short in-house developed questionnaire. Results: Post-treatment, patients reported an improved self-efficacy compared to the pre-treatment baseline, but no differences were found on the other measures. No significant changes were found in the TAU group. Overall experiences and acceptability were rated positively. 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