Impact of a body-mind treatment component on alcoholic inpatients

1. A group of alcoholic patients who were treated with a physical fitness program as an adjunct to the usual program showed significantly less craving for alcohol than members in the standard treatment group. 2. The group treated with physical fitness as well as therapy saw themselves as having more internal locus of control and being less controlled by powerful others. 3. Nurses are the hospital professionals most likely to be involved with important roles in exercise programs with alcoholic patients.