Does Integrated Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Increase Treatment Retention?
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| Title: | Does Integrated Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Increase Treatment Retention? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Amaro, Hortensia, Chernoff, Miriam, Brown, Vivian |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Sep 2007 35(7):845-862. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Health Services, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Outcomes of Treatment, Mental Health, Trauma, Therapy, Residential Care, Females, Comorbidity, Violence, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use, Severity (of Disability), Scores, Prediction |
| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| Abstract: | This article presents findings from a quasi-experimental, nonrandomized group design study that explored whether trauma-enhanced substance abuse treatment results in longer residential treatment stays and improved outcomes compared with treatment-as-usual. We used a subsample (N = 461) of participants in the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study, which was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The intervention group was 31% less likely to discontinue treatment within 4 months. Baseline mental health and trauma symptoms and alcohol and drug severity scores predicted neither overall length of time in treatment nor differences in retention between intervention and comparison groups. Substance abuse and mental health symptoms improved with increased duration of treatment, particularly for women with more severe baseline symptoms. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 64 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ958279 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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