TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - A ten-year follow-up of alcoholic Native Americans in Minnesota
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Westermeyer, J.
A1  - Peake, E.
SP  - 189
EP  - 194
VL  - 140
IS  - 2
N2  - In a 10-year follow-up of 45 alcoholic American Indians, 42 (93%) were located. Seven had been abstinent for 2 or more years, 26 still had drinking problems despite repeated treatment, and 9 had died. The authors hypothesize that the absence of stable employment and a stable marriage or family environment reduced the efficacy of treatment efforts in this population. Those who achieved 2 years of abstinence were characterized by stable employment and/or marriage, as well as by stronger interpersonal relationships and less depression than the others. The recovered subjects provided considerable help to other alcoholic persons in addition to serving as positive role models.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -