Comparing Two Substance Abuse Treatments for the Homeless
Raczynski, James; Shumacher, Joseph E.; Milby, Jesse B.; Micheal, Max; Engle, Molly; Lerner, Maggie; Woolley, Tom; Raczynski, James; Division of Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Medicine Unit, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL; Shumacher, Joseph E.; Behavioral Medicine Unit, Division of General and Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, and Department of Health and Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Milby, Jesse B.; Division of Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Medicine Unit, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL; Micheal, Max; Birmingham Health Care for the Homeless Coalition; Engle, Molly; Division of Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Medicine Unit, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Lerner, Maggie; Behavioral Medicine Unit, Division of General and Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, and Department ofr Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Woolley, Tom; Department of Biostatistics and Biomathematics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Журнал:
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Дата:
1993
Аннотация:
The Birmingham Comparative Substance Abuse Treatments for the Homeless is a cooperative effort between the Birmingham Health Care for the Homeless Coalition (BHCHC) and investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). This treatment program provides and compares usual care with enhanced services to homeless persons with substance abuse disorders. The study's aims are to: (1) identify homeless persons with substance abuse problems; (2) provide medical evaluation, observation, and stabilization services; (3) randomly assign at least 150 homeless substance abusers to either a usual care or enhanced dav treatment intervention: and (4) evaluate the differential effectiveness of the interventions in reducina alcohol and/or drug use. increasing levels of shelter and residency, and enhancing economic and employment status.
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