ences in patients' gender, ages, and amount of yearly income.
There has been research investigating for factors that effect recidivism rates. In this regard, it has been found than when compared to non-recidivists, recividists tend to be unemployed (Elah-Lawrence & Slade, 1986), to have distinguishing personality characteristics (McMahon & Flynn, 1985), to be lower in their level of marital satisfaction (McCrady & Noel, 1986), to have lower anxiety levels (Baar & Conner, 1985), to experience less beenfit from conscious insight into the reasons for his/her drinking (Baar & Conner, 1985), and to make less effective use of coping skills (Nathan & Skinstad, 1987).
As can be seen from the foregoing, researach focusing on differences between recidivists and non-recidivists are slowly contributing to the development of an overall profile of those patients who are most likely to experience relapse following outpatient treatment. By examining fo the effects on relapse of the facts of age, income and gender, this study will contribute
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