Stage of treatment may last from two weeks to several months, depending upon the patient's condition. It is interesting to note that almost without exception near the close of this period the patient's mental state is characterized by great optimism, the inevitable good resolutions, and expressions of a firm conviction that the cure is successful. It is at this point that relatives are so often and illadvisedly persuaded to remove the patient from the hospital, with the almost certain result of his starting to drink again.
Publication bibliography
Fleming, Robert (1937): The Treatment of Chronic Alcoholism. In N Engl J Med 217 (20), pp. 779–783. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM193711112172004.
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