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Alcoholism: a Follow-up Study of Participants in an Alcohol Treatment Programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

G. K. Shaw ,
Seta Waller ,
Sine McDougall ,
Jennie Macgarvie  and
Graham Dunn
G. K. Shaw*
Affiliation:
Bexley Hospital, Old Bexley Lane, Bexley, Kent
Seta Waller
Affiliation:
Bexley Hospital, Old Bexley Lane, Bexley, Kent
Sine McDougall
Affiliation:
Bexley Hospital, Old Bexley Lane, Bexley, Kent
Jennie Macgarvie
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5
Graham Dunn
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5
*
∗Correspondence
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One hundred and twelve alcoholic patients treated by an intensive one-month residential programme were followed up for one year. As a group, they were socially disadvantaged and highly dependent on alcohol. Outcome of treatment was assessed at six months and one year following discharge by multiple measures which included assessments of drinking behaviour, measurements of social stability, neuroticism and self-esteem, and self-ratings of satisfaction with important aspects of day-to-day living. During the first six months following treatment, 37% were abstinent or drinking in controlled fashion; during the second six months, 53% achieved this status. Improvement in drinking status was positively related to improvements in all other outcome variables.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 2 , August 1990 , pp. 190 - 196
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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