title: Treatment services received by supplemental security income drug and alcoholic clients.
abstract: This study examined self reported problems and treatment services received by 237 recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for "drug abusers and alcoholics" who had been assigned and entered into substance abuse treatment. All were administered the Treatment Services Review (TSR), a brief interview in which patients describe treatment services they have received during the past month and substance-related problems they are currently experiencing. In addition to describing serious alcohol and drug problems, SSI recipients reported a need for treatment for medical and psychiatric problems. The TSR data revealed that these clients primarily received drug and alcohol services and more limited medical, psychiatric, and employment services during treatment. There was relatively little indication of the provision of legal or family/social treatment services. The data are consistent with other findings that indicate that treatment for substance dependence provides only limited services other than those for alcohol and drug abuse.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Treatment Research Center, 3900 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. alterman@research.trc.upenn.edu
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Alterman
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durell
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone