Therapeutic communities for addictions: A review of their effectiveness from a recovery-oriented perspective

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^a   Colpaert, Kathy ^a   Autrique, Mieke ^a   Rapp, Richard Charles ^b   Pearce, Steve ^c   Broekaert, Eric ^a   Vandevelde, Stijn ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ATTENTION; CONVALESCENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRISON; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

EID: 84873334433     PISSN: 1537744X     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/427817     Document Type: Review

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