The economic benefits of increased treatment duration and intensity in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment settings

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 399-417

  Koenig, Lane ^a   Harwood, Henrick ^a   Sullivan, Kathryn ^a   Sen, Namrata ^a  

^a LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Counseling; Length of stay; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0034445198     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007699925720     Document Type: Article

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