Malla A K, Rush B, Gavin M, Cooper G
Can J Psychiatry. 1985 Feb;30(1):35-43. doi: 10.1177/070674378403000107.
This paper describes socio-demographic, alcohol-related, legal, medical, behavioural and treatment characteristics of 407 patients with problems of alcoholism/drug abuse assessed over a period of three years in a community oriented assessment and treatment program. The results show that patients entering this program represent a cross section of alcoholics in the area. These patients are similar to those entering traditional outpatient and residential facilities on most demographic variables; severity of alcoholism, length of history, and previous treatment experience. However, they are slightly younger and differ significantly from the others on their sources of referral. Over the three year period a significant change has occurred in the relationship between the program and the sources of referral. The implications of these findings for planning comprehensive treatment services for alcoholism are discussed.
本文描述了在一个以社区为导向的评估与治疗项目中，对407名患有酒精中毒/药物滥用问题的患者进行为期三年的评估所得到的社会人口统计学、与酒精相关的、法律的、医学的、行为的及治疗方面的特征。结果显示，进入该项目的患者代表了该地区酗酒者的一个横断面。这些患者在大多数人口统计学变量、酒精中毒严重程度、病史时长及既往治疗经历方面，与进入传统门诊和住院治疗机构的患者相似。然而，他们年龄稍小，且在转诊来源方面与其他患者有显著差异。在这三年期间，该项目与转诊来源之间的关系发生了显著变化。本文讨论了这些研究结果对规划综合性酒精中毒治疗服务的意义。
