title: Modified therapeutic community for homeless mentally ill chemical abusers. Sociodemographic and psychological profiles.
abstract: This paper, the first in a series of reports from a field study on the efficacy of modified therapeutic community (TC) treatment for homeless mentally ill chemical abusers, presents sociodemographic profiles, psychiatric diagnosis, and psychological symptom data on 342 homeless mentally ill chemical abusing clients seeking treatment in mental health community residence settings. The findings reflect the multidimensional deficits, social dysfunctionality, and severity of psychopathology of the study sample. The paper discusses the implications of these findings for program design and program planning, with special reference to modified TC programs.
authors.affiliation: Center for Therapeutic Community Research (CTCR), National Development Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Leon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balistreri
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Liberty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKendrick
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Staines
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yagelka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000458:organization & administration; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013808:Therapeutic Community