Treatment career snapshots: Profiles of first treatment and previous treatment clients

To examine the substance abuse recovery process from a treatment-career perspective, this study compared the profiles of clients entering treatment for the first time versus those returning to treatment. Clients ( N = 7,092) presenting for publicly funded treatment were assessed as part of the St. L...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 1999-07, Vol.24 (4), p.471-479
Main Authors: Claus, Ronald E, Mannen, R.Kelley, Schicht, William W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Alcoholism - rehabilitation
Alcoholism - therapy
Attitude to Health
Behavior, Addictive - psychology
Behavior, Addictive - rehabilitation
Biological and medical sciences
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Motivation
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of Life
Readiness to change
Recurrence
Relapse
Severity of Illness Index
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - statistics & numerical data
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Treatment career
Treatments
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Summary:To examine the substance abuse recovery process from a treatment-career perspective, this study compared the profiles of clients entering treatment for the first time versus those returning to treatment. Clients ( N = 7,092) presenting for publicly funded treatment were assessed as part of the St. Louis Target Cities project. Previous treatment clients were more likely to have more severe substance abuse problems, additional psychiatric problems, and greater problems in other life areas. Comorbid psychiatric problems and motivation to change were identified as areas of focus for clinical intervention. Discriminant analysis yielded a significant function that accounted for 6.5% of the variance between groups. Results suggest that change occurs via multiple processes.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/S0306-4603(98)00106-3