BACKGROUND: Improved life functioning along with substance use reduction is increasingly recognized as the definition of effective addiction treatment. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether targeted health and social services contribute to improved physical/mental health and employment. METHODS: This study used data from the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (N = 3027) and modeled the improvement in physical/mental health and employment at discharge or 12 months after discharge compared with intake measures as a function of receipts of matched services. RESULTS: Receiving matched medical service improves physical health only at treatment discharge; receiving matched mental health services improves mental health at discharge and 12 months after discharge; receiving matched vocational services improves employment only 12 months after discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Need-service matching contributes to improved health and social outcomes when longitudinal assessments of treatment outcomes are used to evaluate treatment effectiveness. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Study findings document the value of targeted services for achieving success in health and social functioning in comprehensive substance abuse treatment.
BACKGROUND: Improved life functioning along with substance use reduction is increasingly recognized as the definition of effective addiction treatment. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether targeted health and social services contribute to improved physical/mental health and employment. METHODS: This study used data from the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (N = 3027) and modeled the improvement in physical/mental health and employment at discharge or 12 months after discharge compared with intake measures as a function of receipts of matched services. RESULTS: Receiving matched medical service improves physical health only at treatment discharge; receiving matched mental health services improves mental health at discharge and 12 months after discharge; receiving matched vocational services improves employment only 12 months after discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Need-service matching contributes to improved health and social outcomes when longitudinal assessments of treatment outcomes are used to evaluate treatment effectiveness. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Study findings document the value of targeted services for achieving success in health and social functioning in comprehensive substance abuse treatment.
Authors: Michael A Mancini; Christopher P Salas-Wright; Michael G Vaughn Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2015-08-11 Impact factor: 4.328
Authors: Andrea Acevedo; Jennifer Miles; Deborah W Garnick; Lee Panas; Grant Ritter; Kevin Campbell; Dolores Acevedo-Garcia Journal: J Subst Abuse Treat Date: 2018-01-11