TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol dependent inpatients who receive general hospital care vs. detoxification in psychiatric care and alcohol problem 1 year later
AU - Freyer-Adam, Jennis
AU - Gaertner, Beate
AU - Rumpf, Hans Jürgen
AU - John, Ulrich
AU - Hapke, Ulfert
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study, as part of the Research Collaboration in Early Substance Use Intervention (EARLINT), was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( 01 EB0120 , 01 EB0420 ), the Social Ministry of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ( IX 311a 406.68.43.05 ) and the Alfried-Krupp-von-Bohlen-and-Halbach-Foundation . Funding sources had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Aim: The aims were to investigate differences between alcohol dependent inpatients who seek alcohol treatment and those who do not seek alcohol specific but general hospital treatment, and to investigate problem drinking 12 months after hospitalization. Methods: Two samples of alcohol dependent inpatients were recruited: N=571 at general hospitals and N=473 at psychiatric alcohol detoxification units, and were followed-up 12 months later. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that higher age, living alone, being employed, previous help-seeking, increased severity of dependence, increased adverse consequences from drinking and increased motivation were significant predictors of receiving alcohol detoxification vs. general hospital treatment. A composite assessment of motivation to change and to seek help was the strongest predictor of positive outcome 12 months later. Conclusions: Alcohol dependent individuals who receive detoxification in psychiatric care have a more severe alcohol problem and fewer social resources than those treated in general hospitals. Interventions targeting at enhancing motivation to change and to seek help should be part of routine general hospital care and of detoxification treatment in psychiatric care.
AB - Aim: The aims were to investigate differences between alcohol dependent inpatients who seek alcohol treatment and those who do not seek alcohol specific but general hospital treatment, and to investigate problem drinking 12 months after hospitalization. Methods: Two samples of alcohol dependent inpatients were recruited: N=571 at general hospitals and N=473 at psychiatric alcohol detoxification units, and were followed-up 12 months later. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that higher age, living alone, being employed, previous help-seeking, increased severity of dependence, increased adverse consequences from drinking and increased motivation were significant predictors of receiving alcohol detoxification vs. general hospital treatment. A composite assessment of motivation to change and to seek help was the strongest predictor of positive outcome 12 months later. Conclusions: Alcohol dependent individuals who receive detoxification in psychiatric care have a more severe alcohol problem and fewer social resources than those treated in general hospitals. Interventions targeting at enhancing motivation to change and to seek help should be part of routine general hospital care and of detoxification treatment in psychiatric care.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.002
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 20395058
AN - SCOPUS:77952891273
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 35
SP - 756
EP - 763
JO - Addictive behaviors
JF - Addictive behaviors
IS - 8
ER -
