title: Relationship of socioeconomic status, psychiatric diagnosis and sex to outcome of alcoholism treatment.
abstract: At 2 1/2 to 5 years after treatment at a psychiatric hospital, 68 of the 100 patients followed up were considered improved: 60% were of upper socioeconomic status, 64% were men, and 72% had received diagnoses of psychoneuroses or personality disorders.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors