Treatment Effectiveness in an Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment Program: A Quasi-Experimental Design
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 20 (3) , 381-391
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826088509044920
Abstract
A waiting-list control group experimental design was utilized to empirically assess the effectiveness of a residential adolescent chemical dependency treatment program. Mailed questionnaires and telephone follow-up procedures were used to collect outcome data. Treatment can be classified as an "[Alcoholics Anonymous] AA-Family" model, combining behavior modification and psychoanalytic techniques. Complete abstinence from alcohol and/or drugs was used as a criterion for success. The abstinence rate for the treatment group sample (6.5%) was significantly higher than the abstinence rate for the waiting-list control group (14.3%) at the .001 level of probability.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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