title: Evaluation of a residential AA programme for women.
abstract: Follow-up interviews were conducted with 43 women who participated in a residential programme based on the work of Alcoholics Anonymous; the treatment outcome was compared to that of 35 similar women in a control group formed by a retrospective matching procedure. The control group received inpatient detoxification. For a wide range of outcome variables and, not just for abstinence, the treatment group had a significantly better outcome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D012112:Residential Facilities; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012657:Self-Help Groups