[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.
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