Reducing dropout among traumatized alcohol patients in detoxification treatment: A pilot intervention study

European Addiction Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 54-63

  Odenwald, Michael ^a   Semrau, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Center of Psychiatry Reichenau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol addicted patients; Detoxification; Group psychotherapy; Group control study; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychoeducation; Retention dropout; Traumatic life events; Treatment motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 83455230830     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333336     Document Type: Article

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