TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance measures for outpatient substance abuse services
T2 - Group versus individual counseling
AU - Panas, Lee
AU - Caspi, Yael
AU - Fournier, Elizabeth
AU - McCarty, Dennis
N1 - Funding Information:
A grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50 DA10233) supported the data analysis and manuscript preparation. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services provided access to its patient database. The authors would also like to acknowledge their colleagues Cathleen Wheeler and Tom Clark for their valuable comments and suggestions in the development of the manuscript.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - Most substance abuse treatment programs employ various models of group therapy. Empirical evidence, however, of the benefits of group vs. individual treatment is scarce. This study examined the impact of type of treatment, defined as individual or group counseling, on treatment performance, as measured by treatment completion and goal achievement. Data on clients treated in publicly funded substance abuse outpatient treatment programs were drawn from the Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information System. A larger proportion of group to individual therapy was strongly and positively associated with increased likelihood for improved measures of treatment performance. State data systems can provide useful insights into the development and application of performance measurement.
AB - Most substance abuse treatment programs employ various models of group therapy. Empirical evidence, however, of the benefits of group vs. individual treatment is scarce. This study examined the impact of type of treatment, defined as individual or group counseling, on treatment performance, as measured by treatment completion and goal achievement. Data on clients treated in publicly funded substance abuse outpatient treatment programs were drawn from the Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information System. A larger proportion of group to individual therapy was strongly and positively associated with increased likelihood for improved measures of treatment performance. State data systems can provide useful insights into the development and application of performance measurement.
KW - Administrative database
KW - Group counseling
KW - Outpatient treatment
KW - Substance abuse
KW - Treatment performance measures
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U2 - 10.1016/S0740-5472(03)00142-9
DO - 10.1016/S0740-5472(03)00142-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 14693256
AN - SCOPUS:0346249707
SN - 0740-5472
VL - 25
SP - 271
EP - 278
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
IS - 4
ER -