Comparison of three outpatient treatment interventions: a twelve-month follow-up of men alcoholics.
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. in Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Vol. 46 (4) , 309-312
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1985.46.309
Abstract
Men inpatient alcoholics (N = 174) from a Veterans Administration medical center who were preselected by employment status were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 outpatient treatment interventions: medication only, active support or untreated medical monitoring. Subjects were followed monthly for 1 yr, with an 85% 12-mo. follow-up rate. Although the sample as a whole showed reduced alcohol misuse and improved social functioning after 12 mo., the specific form of treatment was unrelated to outcome. Apparently, the intensity of the outpatient treatment experience is not related to outcome, and time-consuming interventions are not differentially cost-effective.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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