Evaluation of a therapeutic community treatment program: A long-term follow-up study in Spain

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1362-1377

  Fernández Montalvo, Javier ^a   López Goñi, José J ^b   Illescas, Cristina ^b   Landa, Natalia ^c   Lorea, Iñaki ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b Fundacion Proyecto Hombre   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud Mental de Estella (Navarra)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; Evaluation of treatment; Program completers; Program dropouts; Therapeutic community; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPAIN; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47649124669     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080801922231     Document Type: Article

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