Perception of Treatment Needs: Differences between Patients and Staff of a Drug Abuse Treatment Program

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Abstract
Patients and staff of the Seattle Veterans Administration Drug Dependency Treatment Program were surveyed to elicit their perception of treatment priorities in establishing a series of educationally oriented short-term groups. Comparisons of priorities were made between patients and staff, methadone and polydrug patients, and patients with alcohol problems and those without alcohol problems. After the survey a series of short-term groups was established and attendance was kept. It was found in general that the groups which patients thought had higher priority in their treatment.sbd.including drug and medical information, stress management, and money managmeent.sbd.were better attended.

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