Assessing alcoholism treatment effectiveness. A comparison of three evaluative measures.
The success rates of patients in an alcoholism treatment unit were evaluated according to three criteria: vocational rehabilitation, abstinence and a behavioral rating scale. The three measures yielded success rates of 70, 34 and 62%, respectively.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors