title: Family characteristics and the outcome of treatment for alcoholism.
abstract: Families in which the alcoholic patient showed better treatment outcome were higher than the other in cohesion, active-recreational orientation and organization, and lower in conflict and control; they also experienced more positive and fewer negative life events, and reported fewer physical and emotional symptoms and disagreements.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004493:Education; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D012931:Social Environment