Some career aspects of alcoholics not motivated to take part in therapy 6 months after detoxification

A Motivational Approach to the Treatment of Alcoholism in the Federal Republic of Germany

“…The-predominant approach to treatment occurs in an inpatient setting where the majority receive detoxification services alone (John, 1985). It has been found that the detoxified population are either in the profound stage of denial associated with earlier alcoholism or in the hopeless condition associated with late alcoholism.…”