Is the therapeutic community culturally relevant? Findings on race/ethnic differences in retention in treatment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-86

  De Leon, George ^a   Melnick, Gerald ^a   Schoket, David ^a   Jainchill, Nancy ^a  

^a Center for Therapeutic Community Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural relevance; Race ethnic differences; Retention in treatment; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMAN; RACIAL STOCKS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027159616     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1993.10472594     Document Type: Article

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