title: Outcome study: comparison of short-term vs long-term treatment in a residential community.
abstract: All patients admitted to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC), a drug-free hospital-based inpatient facility in February 1985 through July 1985, were followed-up 6 months after discharge. The results are contrasted with those obtained in 1973 in a similar follow-up study. Length of stay at RTC had been reduced from 1 year in 1973 to 3 months in 1985. Six months after discharge, the longer length of stay in 1973 appears to be almost twice as effective as the 3-month program in 1985.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Charuvastra
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Dalali
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassuci
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome