Detoxication of the Female Alcoholic: A Follow-up Study

Summary Over the six-month period following discharge from a detoxication centre, one-fifth of the 98 women studied were arrested, one-fifth were readmitted to the detoxication centre, one-quarter were admitted to outpatient programmes and over one-quarter entered residential treatment. The results are discussed in relation to previously reported follow-up findings on male detoxication residents.