Boscarino J
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1980;7(3-4):403-11. doi: 10.3109/00952998008993436.
This report presents the preliminary results of a national survey of Alcoholism Treatment Centers (ATCs). The data were collected through mail-return questionnaires. The sample was selected from a very comprehensive current listing of facilities known to treat alcoholic patients, which was provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The completion rate was high, with about 75% of all eligible ATCs responding. This report presents data on 396 ATCs which returned the questionnaire. These data indicated that ATCs were fairly active, with each treating and/or referring about 818 patients on the average per year. The facilities employed a broad range of treatment regimens, but the services of AA were quite widespread. As expected, the most common full-time treatment personnel were alcohol counselors. There was only 1 full-time psychiatrist for every three ATCs. The demographic profile of patients at these ATCs matched the known profile of ATC patients, which reinforces the validity of the obtained sample. Additional data were presented on the source of patient referrals to ATCs. These data revealed that the most common source of patient referrals were criminal justice agencies (22.5%), closely followed by self-referrals (21.9%). In addition, specific types of referrals were associated with patients from different demographic backgrounds.
本报告展示了一项针对酒精中毒治疗中心（ATC）的全国性调查的初步结果。数据通过邮寄回执问卷收集。样本从美国国立酒精滥用与酒精中毒研究所提供的一份非常全面的当前已知治疗酒精中毒患者的机构列表中选取。完成率很高，约75%符合条件的ATC做出了回应。本报告呈现了396家回复问卷的ATC的数据。这些数据表明，ATC相当活跃，每家平均每年治疗和/或转诊约818名患者。这些机构采用了广泛的治疗方案，但戒酒互助会（AA）的服务相当普遍。不出所料，最常见的全职治疗人员是酒精顾问。每三家ATC才有一名全职精神科医生。这些ATC患者的人口统计学特征与已知的ATC患者特征相符，这增强了所获样本的有效性。报告还提供了关于患者转诊至ATC的来源的其他数据。这些数据显示，患者转诊最常见的来源是刑事司法机构（22.5%），紧随其后的是自我转诊（21.9%）。此外，特定类型的转诊与来自不同人口背景的患者相关。
