Outpatient Treatment of Alcoholics in the Navy: A Feasible and Cost Effective Alternative.

Abstract

The Navy provides inpatient treatment for diagnosed alcoholics. Replacing some of the inpatient treatment with outpatient treatment is feasible, especially when treatment matching occurs. The major objective for using outpatient treatment is to capture considerable savings while maintaining treatment effectiveness. The results indicate that the Navy should be able to implement an outpatient treatment model for early stage alcoholics and maintain a success rate comparable to the inpatient treatment model. This would reflect a savings in program costs and replacement costs. Alcohol, Alcoholism, Alcoholic, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol dependence, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Treatment outcome, Treatment cost, Health care costs.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271545

Entities

People

  • Kurt B. Knobloch
  • Nancy L. Avila

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcoholism
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Health Services Administration
  • Rehabilitation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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