A comparison of long-term and short-term residential treatment programs for dual diagnosis patients.
The authors compared measures of process and six-month outcomes for 45 individuals who were treated in a long-term residential treatment program for patients with dual diagnoses with measures for 39 individuals who were treated in a short-term program. They also compared outcomes for individuals within each group. Those who received long-term treatment experienced improvements between entry into the program and six-month follow-up, and they were more likely to have engaged in treatment than individuals in the short-term group. At follow-up, individuals in the long-term residential treatment group were more likely to have maintained abstinence and less likely to have experienced homelessness than those in the short-term group.
New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, USA. mary.f.brunette@dartmouth.edu
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D000328:Adult; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome