title: [Management of drug dependent patients in Offenbach/Main and experiences with after-care at the psychiatric department of urban clinics].
abstract: The report describes the inpatient and out-patient treatment facilities for alcoholics in a defined catchment area and the experience gathered by the initiation of out-patient group therapy for a group of alcoholics at the general community hospital in Offenbach/Main. The goal of the group therapy at the hospital was to establish post-withdrawal treatment care for alcoholics after short-term clinical and long-term sanatorium withdrawals. It was hoped that group therapy experience would reduce the high drop-out rate of patients after hospitalization and after long-term sanatorium treatment, especially by patients with more severe social or psychic disorders. Experience showed that those capable of group therapy maintained contact to the group, others, the main target group of patients took little advantage of the therapy offered.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische Abteilung, Städtische Kliniken Offenbach.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fiedler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Die Suchtkrankenversorgung in Offenbach/Main und Erfahrungen mit der Nachsorge an der psychiatrischen Abteilung der städtischen Kliniken.