학술논문
The Effectiveness of Alternative Planned Durations of Residential Drug Abuse Treatment.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*CLINICAL trials
*REHABILITATION
*MEDICAL rehabilitation
*THERAPEUTICS
*REHABILITATION centers
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ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
Randomized controlled trails were conducted at two trials were conducted at two residential drug abuse treatment facilities to compare programs that differed in planned duration. One trial compared a 6-month and a 12-month therapeutic community program (n = 184). And the second compared a 3-month and a 6-moth replace prevention program (n = 445). Retention rates over comparable time periods differed minimally by planned treatment duration, and the longer programs had lower completion rates. There was no effect in either trail of planned treatment duration on changes in psychosocial variables between admission and exit or on rates or patterns of drug use at follow-up between 2 and 6 months after exit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]