Chemical Dependency
Kaiser Permanente reports research in chemical dependency
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 10th, 2009
"Few studies have examined the effects of treatment factors, including the types of services [chemical dependency (CD), psychiatric, or both], on long-term outcomes among adolescents following CD treatment, and whether receiving continuing care may contribute to better outcomes. This study examines the effect of the index CD and ongoing CD and psychiatric treatment episodes, 12-step participation, and individual characteristics such as CD and mental health (MH) severity and gender, age, and ethnicity, on 3-year CD and MH outcomes," scientists in the United States report.
"Participants were 296 adolescents aged 13 to 18 seeking treatment at 4 CD programs of a nonprofit,...
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