RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TREATMENT LENGTH AND OUTCOME IN A THERAPEUTIC-COMMUNITY

被引:24
作者
BLEIBERG, JL [1 ]
DEVLIN, P [1 ]
CROAN, J [1 ]
BRISCOE, R [1 ]
机构
[1] VET ADM MED CTR,WASHINGTON,DC 20422
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE ADDICTIONS | 1994年 / 29卷 / 06期
关键词
SUBSTANCE USE; OUTCOME; TREATMENT LENGTH; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;
D O I
10.3109/10826089409047906
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
学科分类号
摘要
The present study examines the association between treatment length and treatment outcome among drug users treated in a therapeutic community. The therapeutic community employed in the present study recently had been changed from a 6-month to a 1-month program by external administrative mandate, but had undergone virtually no other changes. Twenty-two subjects who received 6 months of treatment and 22 who received 1 month were compared. The 6-month group had more subjects with successful outcome. These results support previous studies associating longer treatment programs with better outcome.
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页码:729 / 740
页数:12
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