Social environment of alcoholic patients after clinic discharge and its effect on treatment success
Becker, K.; Leitner, N.; Schulz, W.
Psychiatrische Praxis 13(4): 121-127
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-4259 PMID: 3749371 Document Number: 272998
The study concerns the social situation of alcoholics after a 3- to 6-weeks in-patient withdrawals. As central question appears that for the influence of the social situation on treatment outcome. We distinguish between the life-subjects work and occupation, partnership, spare time, living situation, financial situation and official and judicial problems. In order to register the treatment outcome we had catamnestic interviews 3 months after the patients left the hospital. The sample consist of 48 patients. The most important result is: the more disadvantageous the social situation, the patients relapse. Having an employment, a good partnership and enough income is must important for the treatment outcome.