TO SOME CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS OF COURSE AND EFFICACY OF TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM
The Reports of studies of alcoholism conducted by Rand Corporation (independent American not-for-profit organization) are analyzed. The most controversial conclusions of the Reports (the absence of evident relationship between duration and character of treatment and frequency of remission; the possibility of controlled drinking in some alcoholics; the deterioration of treatment efficacy in some patients if the sobriety-oriented programmes used) are considered. The supposition of necessity of diversification of alcoholism treatment goals and of account of its efficacy in Russian clinical practice is expressed.