title: [Services organization for the treatment of alcohol dependence].
abstract: The problems related to the consumption of alcohol vary along a gravity continuum. Such a characteristic requests the construction of treatment services that assist to the needs in each one of these situations. Besides, the economical and cultural context of a given community covers the patient of particularities that need to be considered by the service of treatment. This way, the organization of services for the treatment of the dependence of the alcohol should begin for the determination of the structure interns of the institution and its place inside of the net of available attention. The whole construction should be based on the needs of the population-objective (obtained by diagnostic evaluations) and implemented with evaluations and constant monitoring of the wanted impact. Presently, manuals and guidelines available online aid and facilitate the execution of these actions.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Pesquisas em Alcool e Drogas, UNIFESP, Brazil. marcelo@uniad.org.br
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*