Do patients' perceptions of their counselors influence outcomes of drug treatment?

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 327-334

  Kasarabada, Nagalakshmi D ^a   Hser, Yih Ing ^a   Boles, Sharon M ^a   Huang, Yu Chuang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Counselor characteristics; Drug treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG USE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; HUMAN RELATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036906558     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00276-3     Document Type: Article

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