Substance abuser impulsivity decreases with a nine-month stay in a therapeutic community

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-420

  Bankston, Susan M ^a   Carroll, Deidra D ^a   Cron, Stanley G ^a   Granmayeh, L Kian ^a   Marcus, Marianne T ^a   Moeller, F Gerard ^b   Schmitz, Joy M ^b   Swank, Paul ^b   Liehr, Patricia R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barratt impulsiveness scale 11; Impulsivity; Retention; Substance abuse; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349133323     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990903410707     Document Type: Article

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