title: Impact of aftercare in the treatment of alcoholics: a cross-lagged panel analysis.
abstract: Participation in aftercare activities during the first 3 months following discharge from inpatient treatment had a positive effect on outcome at 3 months and 6 months, but participation decreased between 3 and 6 months as patients who were doing best began to drop out of the aftercare system.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors