A web-based therapeutic workplace for the treatment of drug addiction and chronic unemployment

Behavior Modification

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 417-463

  Silverman, Kenneth ^a   Wong, Conrad J ^a   Grabinski, Michael J ^a,b   Hampton, Jacqueline ^a   Sylvest, Christine E ^a   Dillon, Erin M ^a,c   Wentland, R Daniel ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BUSINESSTECH Consulting

^c Beginning With Children Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cocaine; Contingency management; Employment; Heroin; HIV; Intravenous drug use; Methadone; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ABSENTEEISM; AUTOMATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; LONG TERM CARE; MARKETING; OPERATOR; PARAMETER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCTIVITY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SALARY; SKILL; STAFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; URINALYSIS; WELFARE; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BALTIMORE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONG-TERM CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOKEN ECONOMY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 16844380715     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445504272600     Document Type: Review

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