A Prospective Study of Integrated Outpatient Treatment for Substance‐Abusing Schizophrenic Patients
作者:
David J. Hellerstein,
Richard N. Rosenthal,
Christian R. Miner,
期刊:
The American Journal on Addictions
(WILEY Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue 1
页码: 33-42
ISSN:1055-0496
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1111/j.1521-0391.1995.tb00256.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Forty‐seven psychiatric inpatients with concurrent RDC‐diagnosed schizophrenia and psychoactive substance use disorders were randomly assigned to one of two outpatient treatment programs: 1) integrated psychiatric and substance abuse treatment; or 2) non‐integrated treatment. Patients abused cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana, with over two‐thirds using all three drugs. At 4 months, 16 of 23 patients (69.6%) in integrated treatment remained in treatment vs. 9 of 24 (3 7.5%) in the nonintegrated treatment. Rehospitalization did not differ between groups, but treatment nonstarters had significantly more days in the hospital than those who began treatment. At 8 months, addiction and psychiatric severity decreased significantly for patients remaining in treatment. Engagement in integrated outpatient treatment may decrease rehospitalization, and lessen psychiatric and substance abuse s
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