Broadening the Base of Treatment for Alcohol Problems

An expert committee of the Institute of Medicine takes a look at where treatment for people with alcohol problems seems to be headed, and provides advice on how to get there. This study gives consideration to how the creative growth of treatment can best be encouraged while keeping costs within reasonable limits.

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In this congressionally mandated study, an expert committee of the Institute of Medicine takes a close look at where treatment for people with alcohol problems seems to be headed, and provides its best advice on how to get there. Careful consideration is given to how the creative growth of treatment can best be encouraged while keeping costs within reasonable limits. Particular attention is devoted to the importance of developing therapeutic approaches that are sensitive to the special needs of the many diverse groups represented among those who have developed problems related to their use of "man's oldest friend and oldest enemy." This book is the most comprehensive examination of alcohol treatment to date.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Introduction and Summary
Chapter 1--Our Vision
Chapter 2--What is being treated?
Chapter 3--What is treatment?
Chapter 4--Who provides treatment?
Chapter 5--Does treatment work?
Chapter 6--Is treatment necessary?
Chapter 7--Is treatment available?
Chapter 8--Who pays for treatment?
Chapter 9--The community role
Chapter 10--Assessment
Chapter 11--Matching
Chapter 12--Determining Outcome
Chapter 13--Implementing the vision
Chapter 14--An overview and definitions
Chapter 15--Populations defined by structural characteristics
Chapter 16--Populations defined by functional characteristics
Chapter 17--Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 18--The evolution of financing policy
Chapter 19--Cost effectiveness
Chapter 20--Paying for the treatment system
Chapter 21--Leadership
Acknowledgements
Appendixes
A: Members of the Task Forces
B: Treatment Modalities: Process and Outcome
C: International Review of Treatment and Rehabilitation Services for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
D: Coercion in Alcohol Treatment
Index