title: Implementation of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association Protocol in a Community Mental Health Setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients' satisfaction with National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) acupuncture services in two community mental health settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional, mixed-methods study. Participants who had participated in acupuncture services were given a survey that contained both quantitative and qualitative items.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from two community mental health centers in the New England area.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients enrolled in community mental health centers. They were eligible to participate in the study if they had attended at least one acupuncture session. Twenty-five percent of the sample comprised monolingual Spanish-speakers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants had received at least one session of auricular acupuncture according to the NADA protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a satisfaction survey that contained 10 items in English or Spanish.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On a 5-point Likert scale, participants reported that they found acupuncture beneficial (mean, 4.35; standard deviation, 0.78). Data from the qualitative items were analyzed and revealed two prominent themes: (1) relaxation and (2) improved focus and concentration. Eight percent of the sample reported no benefit of acupuncture during the session.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the patients reported high satisfaction with the acupuncture services received, as well as a variety of benefits (relaxation, improved focus and concentration, improvement in psychiatric symptoms or substance use craving, and somatic benefits).
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine , New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: LaPaglia
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Katurah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.affiliation: 3 Seattle Children's Hospital , Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serafini
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires