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Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment. Alkoholbehandling: en medicinsk teknologivurdering. [Treatment of alcohol abuse: a health technology assessment] Copenhagen: Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA). Volume 8(2). 2006

The purpose of this Health Technology Assessment is to describe the effect of treatment programs for persons with alcohol dependence as well as to describe organizational, patient related and financially related health aspects of the treatment. The aim of the report is to serve as a starting point for the on-going quality development of alcohol dependency treatment in Denmark.

The main conclusion of the report is that several pharmacological and psychosocial treatment programs have positive effects on alcohol dependence. The results of this report provide the basis for the individual Danish treatment facilities to review and consider their current treatment options. In addition, the report supplies evidence-based professional input for the preparation of a combined treatment offer for persons with alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependent citizens constitute a very heterogeneous group. It is therefore necessary to approach the individual patient and assess what treatment would benefit this person most. Such an assessment presumes e.g. that there is the possibility of carrying out a satisfactory analysis and diagnosis of the severity of the alcohol abuse and its nature as well as the possibility of suggesting both pharmacological and psychosocial treatment offers. This type of differentiated, needs oriented approach can gainfully be supported by development of clinical guidelines and national reference programs in the field of alcohol treatment.

Subject indexing assigned by CRD

Alcoholism /therapy /drug therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Technology Assessment, Biomedical

Danish

Denmark

An English language summary is available.

English summary available

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18/10/2006