Residential treatment as a rehabilitation opportunity for alcoholism care

Abstract

Short residential rehabilitation in the treatment of alcohol dependence in Italy is becoming more widespread and significant. This type of treatment offers the possibility, in a situation alcohol and drug free, to make a more accurate diagnosis and provide information relevant for the purposes of outpatient rehabilitation. In addition, psychotherapy group allows the breaking of loneliness and the reactivation of interpersonal skills. Taking care of the entire family helps the reactivation of the roles within the family. The teams working in the residential rehabilitation program are multi-professional. This allows to take care of the patients from a psychological point of view, but also a medical and educational ones. © Cerizza and Ranalletti; Licensee Bentham Open.