Long-term follow up study of military alcohol treatment programme using post-treatment career as an outcome measure.
The long term military careers of soldiers who had completed an in-patient alcohol treatment programme in 1983 were examined. Compared to a matched control group, soldiers who had received treatment served for a significantly shorter time post-treatment. Only 40% of the treatment group were discharged from the service on normal grounds. It is suggested that post-treatment career provides a useful outcome measure and indicates that even after extensive inpatient treatment, the results are poor.
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D002322:Career Mobility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D006113:United Kingdom