Engaging substance abusers after centralized assessment: Predictors of treatment entry and dropout

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-31

  Claus, Ronald E ^a   Kindleberger, Lisa R ^a  

^a MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralized assessment; Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis; External motivation; Substance abuse treatment; Treatment assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROBATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0036215302     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2002.10399933     Document Type: Article

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