Case management as a therapeutic enhancement: impact on post-treatment criminality.
Using a sample of 453 veterans who received substance abuse treatment and were randomly assigned to case management and non-case management, this study examined both proximal (aftercare participation) and distal (severity of legal problems) measures of treatment outcomes. Multivariate analyses reveal that case-managed subjects stay longer in aftercare services than non-case managed clients. The longer post-treatment aftercare was related to better outcomes in criminality. The length of aftercare participation was also significantly associated with employment and readiness for treatment.
Siegal
Harvey A
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Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. harvey.siegal@wright.edu
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Rapp
Richard C
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D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D019090:Case Management; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome