Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2008
Abstract
This is a report on the follow-up survey of the efficacy of the hospital based program for treatment of substance dependence and gambling at the Hospital for Substance- Related Disorders in Nechanice. We assessed the rate of abstaining patients at the intervals of 6 months, one and two years since the completion of a treatment program with the minimum duration of 60 days.
After 6 months the rate of the known complete and lasting abstention was at least 46.4 % of patients. After one year the minimal known abstention rate was 39 % and after two years it was 30.5 %. We confirmed an association of the successful abstention and continuing psychotherapeutic treatment during the follow-up period.