An intake group in the alcoholism outpatient clinic.
At an outpatient clinic, alcoholics who attended group meetings dealing with basic communication skills during the admission process missed fewer appointments and more often completed the process than did alcoholics who did not attend the meetings.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D014589:Utah