An Evaluation of the Treatment and After‐Care of a Hundred Alcoholics

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Summary: A follow‐up study was carried out on a series of a hundred alcoholic patients discharged from Warlingham Park Hospital Alcoholic Unit during the period October 1968 to May 1970. An attempt has been made to evaluate treatment results together with various aspects of the after‐care available to patients.The role of Out‐patient Groups, Alcoholics Anonymous, Re‐union Meetings and informal social contacts are discussed. Treatment prospects for the female alcoholic are considered and attention is given to the role of the hostel in consolidating the gains made by the patient during his or her stay in the Alcoholic Unit. Also discussed is the role of the spouse in the recovery programme of the alcoholic. Comment is also made about the relationship between occupational class and treatment outcome. It was found that just under 50% of the traceable sample appeared to have benefited from treatment. The survey also discusses and attempts to evaluate aspects of the after‐care support available to patients following discharge. Some suggestions are made as to the planning of future facilities.

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