title: Characteristics and outcomes of three models of community residential care for abuse patients.
abstract: Three models of transitional residential community care for substance abuse patients are defined on the basis of the differential provision of health and treatment services: a psychosocial model, a supportive rehabilitation model, and an intensive treatment model. Facilities that provided a high level of on-site health and treatment services were categorized as following an intensive treatment model; these facilities had the strongest emphasis on medical, dual diagnosis, and family treatment orientations. These facilities also had clearer policies and provided their residents more opportunities to participate in setting policies; however, staff were not more accepting of patient impairment or problem behavior. Patients in facilities with intensive treatment programs obtained more outpatient mental health after care. In each of the three types of facilities, a longer length of care was associated with a lower readmission rate; patients who dropped out of psychosocial model facilities had especially high readmission rates. Overall, the findings identify substantial variations among community residential facilities for substance abuse patients, but show relatively little matching of patients' needs with facility services and programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pettit
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs