Performance measures for outpatient substance abuse services: Group versus individual counseling

Lee Panas; Yael Caspi; Elizabeth Fournier; Dennis McCarty

doi:10.1016/s0740-5472(03)00142-9

Performance measures for outpatient substance abuse services: Group versus individual counseling

Lee Panas, Yael Caspi, Elizabeth Fournier, Dennis McCarty

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	271-278
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0740-5472(03)00142-9
State	Published - Dec 2003
Externally published	Yes

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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.

Funding

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.

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National Institute on Drug Abuse	P50DA010233

Keywords

Administrative database
Group counseling
Outpatient treatment
Substance abuse
Treatment performance measures

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