Six- and twelve-month abstinence rates in inpatient alcoholics treated with either faradic aversion or chemical aversion compared with matched inpatients from a treatment registry

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-24

  Smith, James W ^a   Frawley, P Joseph ^b   Polissar, Nayak L ^c  

^a Schick Shadel Hospital   (United States)

^b Schick Shadel Hospital   (United States)

^c Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVERSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; AVERSIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031042753     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v16n01_02     Document Type: Article

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