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Maintained controlled drinking following severe alcohol dependence—a case study
Author(s) -
BOOTH P. G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb00641.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , outcome (game theory) , variety (cybernetics) , psychology , demography , medicine , environmental health , statistics , economics , sociology , mathematics , chemistry , biochemistry , mathematical economics
A case study is presented of a 10‐year follow‐up of a 46‐year‐old alcohol dependent client who chose a goal of controlled drinking on discharge from an ATU. Despite the severity of his problem, the data collected throughout the 10 year period from a variety of sources indicate that he has been successful in maintaining his goal. Variables are suggested which might have been influential in this particular individual's outcome.