Abstract
The authors performed a retrospective analysis of medical records and death certificates for 99 consecutive patients who had an alcohol‐related medical problem that prompted a petition for court‐ordered alcohol treatment. Ninety percent voluntarily participated in initial evaluation. Two appeared to be alcoholfree 6 months after treatment. The number of alcohol‐related hospital visits was not different before and after intervention. Death certificates revealed that at least 12% of the patients had died within 2 years of the petition. Court‐ordered alcohol treatment for patients for serious medical sequelae of alcoholism does not appear to be successful. 1995 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 127-132 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | The American Journal on Addictions |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health