Predicting retention in a residential drug treatment alternative to prison program

MA Lang, S Belenko - Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2000 - Elsevier
One hundred and fifty felony drug offenders diverted from prison to community-based,
residential drug treatment alternative to prison program completed a comprehensive …

Acceptance of disability and its correlates

L Li, D Moore - The Journal of social psychology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
In a sample of 1,266 US adults with disabilities, relationships were examined between
acceptance of disability and (a) demographic characteristics (age, gender, race, education …

A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse treatment for women in prison

N Messina, CE Grella, J Cartier, S Torres - Journal of substance abuse …, 2010 - Elsevier
This experimental pilot study compared postrelease outcomes for 115 women who
participated in prison-based substance abuse treatment. Women were randomized to a …

After drug treatment: are 12-step programs effective in maintaining abstinence?

R Fiorentine - The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Although participation in 12-step programs is now widely utilized as a treatment aftercare
resource by individuals with drug and alcohol problems, little is known about the …

An experimental evaluation of recovery management checkups (RMC) for people with chronic substance use disorders

M Dennis, CK Scott, R Funk - Evaluation and program planning, 2003 - Elsevier
The majority of people presenting for publicly-funded substance abuse treatment relapse
and receive multiple episodes of care before achieving long-term recovery. This Early Re …

Measuring patient attributes and engagement in treatment

GW Joe, KM Broome, GA Rowan-Szal… - Journal of substance …, 2002 - Elsevier
Brief but comprehensive instruments measuring patient motivation, psychosocial
functioning, treatment process, social network support, and services received are needed for …

Client engagement and change during drug abuse treatment

DD Simpson, GW Joe, G Rowan-Szal… - Journal of Substance …, 1995 - Elsevier
Previous work has shown length of time in drug abuse treatment is associated with better
outcomes, but the role of therapeutic engagement and process needs further examination. In …

Motivation as a predictor of therapeutic engagement in mandated residential substance abuse treatment

ML Hiller, K Knight, C Leukefeld… - Criminal Justice and …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Studies of community-based substance abuse treatment indicate that motivation for
treatment is critical for retaining clients in the program and for their becoming therapeutically …

The role of the early therapeutic alliance in predicting drug treatment dropout

PS Meier, MC Donmall, P McElduff… - Drug and alcohol …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To investigate the role of the therapeutic alliance in predicting length of
retention in residential drug treatment. METHODS: The study recruited 187 clients starting …

Predictors of methadone treatment retention from a multi-site study: a survival analysis

SM Kelly, KE O'Grady, SG Mitchell, BS Brown… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Longer tenure in methadone treatment has been associated with positive
outcomes such as reductions in drug use and crime, HIV seroconversion, and overdose …