title: [A detoxification unit of adult black males with a standard treatment regimen].
abstract: During the period January-June 1975 a relatively high death rate (8,29%; 33 out of 398 patients) was noted in young Black males clinically diagnosed as suffering from toxic psychosis caused by alcohol. Pellagra, malnutrition and pneumonia were complicating factors. After a trial period of 6 months, a detoxification unit was established for these high-risk patients. A total of 615 high-risk patients (15,12%; 615 out of 4 065) was treated with a standardized regimen during the 2 1/2-year period June 1975 - December 1977. Thirty-three out of 615 patients (5,36%) died during this period, 1,57% of the total number with toxic psychosis due to alcohol abuse (33 out of 4065) over a 2 1/2-year period. This rate compares favourably with the average reported rate of 10 - 15%. Effective treatment of high-risk alcohol-induced states reduces the complications and death rate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D044383:Black People; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012306:Risk; D013019:South Africa
vernacular_title: 'n Detoksifikasie-eenheid vir volwasse swartmans met 'n gestandaardiseerde behandelingsregimen.