Acceptance, Attrition, and Outcome in an Outpatient Treatment Programme for Alcoholics : a Comparison Between a Randomized and a Non-Randomized Process-Outcome Study
Acceptance, attrition and outcome of the same outpatient treatment programme for alcoholics was studied first in a non-randomized and later in a randomized study. There was a lower (15%) rate of acceptance and a higher (19%) rate of attrition in the randomized study. Among treatment completers drinking outcome during the third year after commencement of treatment did not differ between the non-ran