Completion or Termination of Alcoholism Treatment: Toward the Development of a Predictive Index

Abstract

Four factors, self-concept, social support system, socioeconomic status, and physical well-being of 184 clients with alcohol problems, were examined as possible indicators for predicting whether these clients would or would not complete their treatment programs. The last two factors had significant bearing upon clients' behaviors.

A comparative study of persons completing and not completing an alcoholism treatment clinic's group intake proces

“…The findings of an outpatient alcoholism treatment study made following publication of Baekeland and Lundwall's (1975) review, by Heinemann, Moore, and Gurel (1976) are consistent with the above summary.…”