[Is the new guardianship law regarding alcoholic patients therapeutically useful? A case example]. / Ist das neue Betreuungsrecht bei Alkoholabhängigen therapeutisch nutzbar? Ein Fallbeispiel.

ABSTRACT

Although treatment outcome in alcoholism is good and well documented, many patients are not sufficiently motivated for participating in a treatment program. The following case-report illustrates the example of a young male alcoholic suffering from decompensated liver cirrhoses without motivation for a long-term treatment. The positive effects of the new guidelines of the laws regulating custody and civil commitment are shown and discussed.