Incarcerated clients' perceptions of therapeutic change in substance abuse treatment: A 4-year case study

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 574-589

  Smiley McDonald, Hope M ^a   Leukefeld, Carl G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Client perceptions; Prison; Substance abuse; Therapeutic community; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PRISON; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; GOALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILIEU THERAPY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRISONERS; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 24944581585     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05274624     Document Type: Article

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