Skid row alcoholism--an objective definition for use in detoxification and treatment planning
Halikas, J.A.; Lyttle, M.D.; Morse, C.L.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 45(5): 214-216
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 6202677 Document Number: 221580
Objective criteria were used to separate skid row alcoholics from others in a public detoxification program. The two groups thus formed were found to have different characteristics, which could lead to more individualized and effective treatment planning in such settings.