EFFECT OF CONSTRUCTIVE COERCION ON THE REHABILITATIVE PROCESS - STUDY OF THE EMPLOYED ALCOHOLICS IN AN ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENT PROGRAM

Groups [2] of employed men in an alcoholic rehabilitation program, one referred through an organized policy of constructive coercion and the other volunteer, were compared to test the efficacy of constructive coercion in the rehabilitation process. The patients referred by constructive coercion were younger, had fewer psychosocial problems, had a higher percentage who were abstinent and had higher rates of compliance with followup. A policy of constructive coercion allows earlier identification of workers with alcohol problems and improves the chances for a positive treatment outcome.