Causal Factors in Alcohol Rehabilitation Success or Failure.

Abstract

Younger participants in alcohol rehabilitation have much lower effectiveness rates after treatment than older participants, and an increasing proportion of men entering treatment are younger. The purpose of this study was to examine in detail a large number of biographical and personnel characteristics that may be discriminating with respect to post-rehabilitation success. Such examination may contribute to better understanding causal factors. Responses to 129 biographical questionnaire items were related to post-rehabilitation effectiveness for younger and older populations at Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers, Services, and Drydocks separately. Many items were discriminating for both younger and older groups, and a combination of pay grade and disciplinary record proved to be a highly effective method of differentiating younger participants in terms of success-failure. Differences in success rates among the three types of rehabilitation facilities appeared to be largely due to differences in population characteristics. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085118

Entities

People

  • Douglas Kolb
  • E. K.Eric Gunderson

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Age Groups
  • Alcoholism
  • Biomedical Research
  • Court Martial
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Services
  • History
  • Human Behavior
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Naval Personnel
  • Questionnaires
  • Rehabilitation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.