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Predicting Success in a Community Treatment Program for Substance Abusers

1992; Wiley; Volume: 1; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1521-0391.1992.tb00021.x

1521-0391

Sara S. Bachman, Helen Levine Batten, Kenneth Minkoff, Richard B. Higgins, Nancy Manzik, D. F. Mahoney,

Schizophrenia research and treatment

As reimbursement for hospital substance abuse programs becomes more limited, new addictions treatment alternatives are needed to provide high‐quality care while reducing costs. These new treatment alternatives are particularly needed in the community hospital setting. The authors describe an addictions day‐treatment (ADT) program developed on a community hospital psychiatric unit. Substance abuse patients were randomly assigned to an ADT or traditional inpatient treatment program. Study results show the relevance of ADT for most patients as a component of care in the continuum of programs that a community hospital psychiatric service may offer. ADT was at least as effective up to 18 months after discharge as traditional inpatient care. Moreover, ADT is less expensive than inpatient treatment, and ADT patients are as satisfied with their care as are inpatients.