title: Dually diagnosed inpatients' satisfaction with addiction groups.
abstract: 1. This clinical report presents evaluations from 50 hospitalized dually diagnosed patients of the Addiction Education Group, a part of the inpatient dual diagnosis treatment program. 2. Patient satisfaction with the group was evaluated using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, an eight-item tool that measures reported satisfaction with services. 3. Generally, the patients were able to focus on issues of recovery as a group, provide and receive feedback from each other, and perceive the experience as beneficial.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Houston (UT-H), Health Science Center, School of Nursing 77030, USA.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stuebben
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sobhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000592:standards*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*