[Community based management of alcohol dependent patients. Evaluation of a combined inpatient and ambulatory treatment concept].
For a long time, the standard treatment for alcoholics in Germany consisted of a six month inpatient treatment period. Only recently, shorter treatment modalities with more emphasis on outpatient treatment were proposed. We evaluate a community based treatment model which combines a six week inpatient period with one year of outpatient treatment. During eight years, we saw 790 patients. After one year, 68% were globally improved. Ten years after treatment half of the 1976 sample were abstinent. Thus, a subgroup of alcoholics seem to benefit from community based programs. They are characterized by fair social adaptation and the willingness of their relatives to actively participate in the treatment.
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Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Tübingen.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000639:trends*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013695:Temperance