Social relations and motivation for substance abuse treatment among prisoners.
9781593322427 Social relations and motivation for substance abuse treatment among prisoners. Narevic, Egle. LFB Scholarly Publishing, LLC 2008 183 pages $60.00 Hardcover Criminal justice; recent scholarship HV8836 Locked in,...

Substance abuse treatment staff perceptions of intimate partner victimization among female clients ([dagger]).
Abstract--Providing intimate partner violence (IPV)-related services to women enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs has the potential to reach a population disproportionately affected by IPV. Integrating basic IPV services into substance abuse treatment, however, poses challenges to organizations and staff. Using focus groups, the authors examined the experiences and...

Program structure and counselor-client contact in outpatient substance abuse treatment.
Clients tend to have better treatment outcomes when more counseling sessions (Fiorentine and Anglin 1996, 1997) and case management services (McLellan et al. 1999) are provided and when counselor caseloads are low (McCaughrin and Price 1992; Woodward et al. 2006). While the ideal is to provide appropriate personal contact...

Dr. Kimberly Jeffries Leonard Reports on Trends in African American Youth in Substance Abuse Treatment.
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, Ph.D., of The MayaTech Corporation -- a leading provider of consulting and technical services to Federal agencies -- presented preliminary findings on African American adolescents in substance abuse treatment at the "Substance Abuse, Criminal Justice, and HIV in African...

Cognitive impairment and substance abuse: implications for treatment planning.
Abstract The cognitive abilities of 24 males at an in-patient substance abuse facility were assessed using the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (Cognistat). Findings suggested that there were significant changes in cognitive .functioning during the 21-day in-patient treatment as measured by the Cognistat. Implications for mental health professionals...

Substance abuse treatment outcomes for coerced and noncoerced clients.
Research indicates that only a small proportion of individuals with alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems seek help voluntarily (Bannenberg, Raat, & Plomp, 1992; National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2003; Price, Cotler, & Robins, 1990), and many who enter treatment drop out (Higgens & Budney, 1997;...

Netsmart Technologies Signs Contracts With Behavioral Health, Public Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Organizations.
Software from Netsmart Selected to Facilitate Enterprise Clinical and Operational Processes GREAT RIVER, N.Y., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced that it has signed seven agreements totaling approximately $4...

Women with HIV have changing odds of antiretroviral and substance abuse treatment around time of a birth.
Patterns of treatment for HIV infection and substance abuse among pregnant, low-income women with HIV infection or AIDS are likely to change during the months before and after childbirth. (1) In an analysis of matched data from Medicaid records and an HIV/AIDS registry in New Jersey, the odds of...

Substance abuse treatment vouchers.
A new $100 million federal program will give substance abuse patients vouchers to use to pay treatment costs. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says the Access to Recovery program will "give people the power to choose a treatment program that reflects their values and needs," including programs...

Dealing with substance use during pregnancy.
Treatment for substance abuse as part of prenatal care can improve maternal and infant outcomes, according to findings from a study of nearly 50,000 California women who gave birth in 1999-2003. (1) The women attended a health maintenance organization whose prenatal services are linked to a program that screens...