title: The detoxication of alcoholics-aspects of myth, magic or malpractice.
abstract: Disadvantages of nonmedical detoxication centers are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000359:Aftercare; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; D013689:Telephone