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Comparison of Clients Completing Inpatient Alcoholism Treatment with Clients Who Left Prematurely
Author(s) -
Welte John W.,
Hynes Gerard,
Sokolow Lloyd,
Lyons Joseph P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1981.tb04922.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychology , medicine
Those clients who completed inpatient alcoholism treatment are shown to have a better outcome than those who dropped out or were terminated, even after correcting for poorer original prognosis. Financial status, time since last employment, social stability, and age prove to be significant predictors of reason for leaving treatment.