Outcome study: comparison of short-term vs long-term treatment in a residential community. |
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| Authors: | V C Charuvastra I D Dalali M Cassuci W Ling |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles. |
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All patients admitted to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC), a drug-free hospital-based inpatient facility in February 1985 through July 1985, were followed-up 6 months after discharge. The results are contrasted with those obtained in 1973 in a similar follow-up study. Length of stay at RTC had been reduced from 1 year in 1973 to 3 months in 1985. Six months after discharge, the longer length of stay in 1973 appears to be almost twice as effective as the 3-month program in 1985. |
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