title: An analytic comparison of persons arrested for driving while intoxicated and alcohol detoxification patients.
abstract: This article presents findings on an analytic comparison of two groups of persons for whom alcohol is an identical clinical or social problem--247 patients currently under treatment in a detoxification unit in a general hospital and 118 individuals who had been arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) and were attending a DWI school. A systematic comparison of these two groups yielded several important, statistically significant differences and it becomes increasingly apparent that distinctions can be made that permit the identification of high-risk segments of the DWI population, facilitating early diagnosis and differential treatment modes.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors