The Alcadd Test as a Predictor of Post-Hospital Drinking Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13650710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter A Ornstein (0000-0003-0973-8688, Little Company of Mary Hospital, corresponding author), Peter Ornstein (V. A. Hospital, Lyons, New Jersey) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 611-617 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1978.43.2.611 |
| PMID | 724905 |
| OpenAlex | W2027443785 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The Alcadd test was used to measure response to inpatient treatment and try to predict 2-yr. post-hospital drinking behavior. Two years following discharge from a rehabilitation program, 352 male alcoholics who had been given the Alcadd test at admission and at discharge were separated into groups of abstainers, improved, unimproved, unclassified, and deceased. The groups showed: (a) similar admission means, (b) significantly dissimilar discharge means, and (c) significantly lowered discharge means. Younger subjects tended to give higher Alcadd admission scores, and older subjects were more likely to remain longer in treatment. Alcadd discharge scores correlated inversely with length of stay in treatment and with age. These discharge scores appear to have potential utility for predicting long-range post-hospital drinking behavior
Hospital discharge · Physical therapy · Rehabilitation hospital · Test (biology · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |