This study compared the treatment outcomes of three groups of alcoholic clients which varied in the extent to which their spouses were involved in a 26-day residential treatment program. The three groups consisted of 24 clients whose treatment included a one-day conjoint spouse involvement program, 35 clients whose treatment included a five-day conjoint spouse involvement program, and 22 clients whose spouses did not participate in the treatment program. Self-report measures at 9.3 months follow-rup indicated that significantly more of the clients who participated in the five-day spouse involvement program were controlling their drinking than clients in either of the other two groups. It was suggested that longer, more intensive spouse involvement may be the preferred alternative for alcohol programs with a controlled drinking goal. In comparing the present findings with the existing literature, it was also suggested that spouse inolvement may be most beneficial for those programs with modest success rates, but of less benefit to those programs with high success rates. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate

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This is a report of an investigation assessing outcome in a consecutive series of alcohol dependent patients admitted to the Avalon Treatment Centre from 21 October 1985 to 14 April 1986. Although extensive work has been done on the epidemiology of alcoholism among "coloured" people * [classified in terms of the population registration Act]. A direct result of the original field survey by Gillis, Keet and Slabbert was the establishment of this centre. A follow up study of people identified as having drinking problems in the original field survey showed that few people stopped drinking on their own account. Little is known about treatment outcome of patients hospitalized at this centre. Treatment at The Avalon Treatment Centre is based on therapeutic community principles, group therapy, family and social case work as well as the use of antabuse. Contact with Alcoholics Anonymous is encouraged during and after hospitalisation. In addition patients are also followed up by a community sister.

Background: First institution specialized in treatment of alcohol was opened by Bedrich Konarik-Becvan in 1911 in Velke Kuncice. This hospital was closed in 1915 and therefore there was the necessity of creation of the new medical institution. The czechoslovak abstinent association along with Bedrich Konarik found suitable premises and then in 1923 the second anti-alcoholic institution in Tuchlov was opend. Aims: The aim of this thesis is to map the existence (commencement and the expiry) of Abstinential pension Chateau Tuchlov. Use historical documents to describe the composition of the patients, their succesful/unsuccesful treatment attempts, and which therapeutical procedures were used. Methods: The content quality analysis of historical documents, which have not been yet completed has been used for the data collection. The key information are archive sheets from the National Museu archive, so like periodical magazines "Vyssi narod" and "Zdravy lid". Results: Since 1908, when Bedrich Konarik - Becvan began publishing about the alcohol addiction, he pointe dout the necessity of creating the new facilities focused on the treatment of this addictive substance. After the closure of Velke Kuncice medical center, he grabbed the possibility of creating of the new medical institution, and so react to...