title: Drug-free treatment selection for chemical abusers: a diagnostic-based model.
abstract: The frequent treatment failures of patients with alcohol and drug-abuse disorders are often attributable to poor treatment choice. The absence from the literature of clinically relevant criteria for serving this population is noted. Four categories of patients are identified, and a diagnostic framework for the selection of drug-free treatments is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Mediplex Group, Inc., White Plains, N.Y.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Birkmann
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013808:Therapeutic Community