title: Skid row alcoholism--an objective definition for use in detoxification and treatment planning.
abstract: Objective criteria were used to separate skid row alcoholics from others in a public detoxification program. The two groups thus formed were found to have different characteristics, which could lead to more individualized and effective treatment planning in such settings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D003415:Crime; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012944:Social Support