Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA): results from a pretest and focus groups.
Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA) is a substance abuse treatment intervention for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). This article provides results from 1) an initial pretest of DARTNA provided to 10 AI/AN patients with histories of substance use disorders, and 2) three subsequent focus groups conducted among AI/AN DARTNA pretest participants, substance abuse treatment providers, and the DARTNA Community Advisory Board. These research activities were conducted to finalize the DARTNA treatment manual; participants also provided helpful feedback which will assist toward this goal. Results suggest that DARTNA may be beneficial for AI/ANs with substance use problems.
Daniel L
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Dickerson
Kamilla L
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Venner
Bonnie
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Duran
Jeffrey J
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Annon
Benjamin
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Hale
George
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Funmaker
D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome