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    The Influence of sociodemographic factors on abstinence in alcohol dependent persons
    (The Kandy Society of Medicine, 1992) de Silva, H.J.; Samarasinghe, D.S.; Ellawala, N.S.
    Two hundred and thirty four alcohol dependent persons were admitted to an inten¬sive 6 week residential rehabilitation programme conducted at a special aleohol rehabilitation unit in Colombo. Of these. 175 (74 8%) were followed-up for a minimum of 2 years (mean 39.2 months) Of the 175, 76 persons remained totally abstinent and 99 had relapsed'by the end of the study period. There was a significant association (P<0001, chi-square test) between continued abstinence end having a life partner, stable family support, a higher income and regular employ -ment, A significant association was not found between abstinence and age of the dependent person, duration of alcohol dependence, level of education or type of employment. These results suggest that some 'environmental' factors play an important role in alcoholic remission
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    A Two-year follow-up study of alcohol dependent men rehabilitated at a special unit in a developing country
    (Churchill Livingstone, 1992) de Silva, H.J.; Peiris, M.U.P.K.; Samarasinghe, D.S.; Ellawala, N.S.
    Two hundred and thirty-four alcohol dependent men who had all failed to improve after previous hospital-based interventions were admitted to an intensive 6-week residential rehabilitation programme conducted at a special unit in Sri Lanka. Outcome was assessed at 2 years post-treatment, and 36% of dependent persons remained totally abstinent. During an extended period of follow-up (mean 39.2 months) a significant association was found between abstinence and having a life partner, stable family support, a higher income and regular employment. However, there was no significant association between abstinence and age, duration of alcohol dependence, level of education or type of employment. Although the majority of alcohol dependent persons did not benefit from the programme, our results compare favourably with those of similar studies done in developed countries.