Reconsidering the evaluation of addiction treatment: From retrospective follow-up to concurrent recovery monitoring

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 447-458

  McLellan, A Thomas ^a,b   McKay, James R ^a,b   Forman, Robert ^a,b   Cacciola, John ^a,b   Kemp, Jack ^c  

^a Treatment Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Delaware Dept Subs Abuse/Mental H   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Monitoring; Outcomes; Recovery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; EXPECTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17244367989     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01012.x     Document Type: Review

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