The impact of a social network intervention on retention in Belgian therapeutic communities: A quasi-experimental study

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1027-1034

  Soyez, Veerle ^a   De Leon, George ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Social networks; Therapeutic Communities; Treatment retention

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 33744919813     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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