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Myths about the treatment of addiction by O'Brien, C P, McLellan, A T

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Supplemental social services improve outcomes in public addiction treatment by Mclellan, A. Thomas, Hagan, Teresa A., Levine, Marvin, Gould, Frank, Meyers, Kathleen, Bencivengo, Mark, Durell, Jack

“…Aims. To evaluate the effectiveness and value of social services added to standard addiction rehabilitation. Design. A controlled, quasi‐experimental, field…”
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The Effects of Psychosocial Services in Substance Abuse Treatment by McLellan, A. Thomas, Arndt, Isabelle O, Metzger, David S, Woody, George E, O'Brien, Charles P

“…Objective.—To examine whether the addition of counseling, medical care, and psychosocial services improves the efficacy of methadone hydrochloride therapy in…”
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Does clinical case management improve outpatient addiction treatment by McLellan, A.Thomas, Hagan, Teresa A, Levine, Marvin, Meyers, Kathleen, Gould, Frank, Bencivengo, Mark, Durell, Jack, Jaffe, Jerome

“…This project evaluated whether clinical case managers (CCMs) could increase access and utilization of social services in the community; and thereby improve…”
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Addiction Severity Index data from general membership and treatment samples of HMO members: One case of norming the ASI by Weisner, Constance, McLellan, A.Thomas, Hunkeler, Enid M

“…The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is a widely used interview among substance-dependent populations in treatment. Its value as a treatment planning and…”
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Multidimensional Assessment of Perceived Treatment-Entry Pressures Among Substance Abusers by Marlowe, Douglas B, Merikle, Elizabeth P, Kirby, Kimberly C, Festinger, David S, McLellan, A. Thomas

“…Motivational assessment instruments typically measure clients' attributions about their readiness to change problem behaviors. They do not indicate why a…”
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Psychotherapy in community methadone programs: a validation study by Woody, G E, McLellan, A T, Luborsky, L, O'Brien, C P

“…The authors tested the efficacy of individual psychotherapy in the rehabilitation counseling of psychiatrically symptomatic opiate-dependent patients during…”
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Prediction of attrition from day hospital treatment in lower socioeconomic cocaine-dependent men by Alterman, Arthur I., McKay, James R., Mulvaney, Frank D., McLellan, A.T.

“…This study attempted to identify predictors of completion of a 27 h/week 4-week day hospital program for cocaine dependence. The research subjects were 95…”
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A new measure of substance abuse treatment. Initial studies of the treatment services review by McLellan, A T, Alterman, A I, Cacciola, J, Metzger, D, O'Brien, C P

“…This paper describes the development and initial testing of the Treatment Services Review (TSR). The TSR is a 5-minute, technician-administered interview that…”
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A structured instrument for estimating the economic cost of drug abuse treatment: The Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP) by French, Michael T., Dunlap, Laura J., Zarkin, Gary A., McGeary, Kerry Anne, Thomas McLellan, A.

“…Drug abuse treatment programs need to know the cost of the services they provide. Indeed, continued public and private funding is now being linked to cost and…”
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Are supplementary services provided during methadone maintenance really cost-effective? by KRAFT, M. K, ROTHBARD, A. B, HADLEY, T. R, MCLELLAN, A. T, ASCH, D. A

“…OBJECTIVE: Previous research has suggested that support services supplementing methadone maintenance programs vary in their cost- effectiveness. This study…”
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Drug Dependence, a Chronic Medical Illness: Implications for Treatment, Insurance, and Outcomes Evaluation by McLellan, A. Thomas, Lewis, David C, O'Brien, Charles P, Kleber, Herbert D

“…The effects of drug dependence on social systems has helped shape the generally held view that drug dependence is primarily a social problem, not a health…”
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Have we evaluated addiction treatment correctly? Implications from a chronic care perspective by McLellan, A. Thomas

“…Examines whether, if addiction is best considered a chronic condition, we have been evaluating the effectiveness of addiction treatments in the wrong way, and…”
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New data from the Addiction Severity Index. Reliability and validity in three centers by McLellan, A T, Luborsky, L, Cacciola, J, Griffith, J, Evans, F, Barr, H L, O'Brien, C P

“…The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is a clinical/research instrument which has been in wide use during the past 6 years to assess the treatment problems found…”
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‘Research’ versus ‘real-world’ patients: representativeness of participants in clinical trials of treatments for cocaine dependence by Carroll, Kathleen M., Nich, Charla, McLellan, A.Thomas, McKay, James R., Rounsaville, Bruce J.

“…Rigorous clinical trials have been criticized as having limited external validity, and specifically that subjects participating in clinical trials are not…”
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Treatment matching. Theoretic basis and practical implications by Gastfriend, D R, McLellan, A T

“…An extensive knowledge base supports the development of treatment matching methods for alcohol and other drug abuse. Many matching variables have been…”
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Comparison of outcomes by gender and for fee-for-service versus managed care A study of nine community programs by Alterman, Arthur I, Randall, Mary, McLellan, A.Thomas

“…During-treatment services and 7-month posttreatment entry outcome of cocaine- or alcohol-dependent men ( n = 145) and women ( n = 149) Target City patients…”
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Treatment goals, continuity of care, and outcome in a day hospital substance abuse rehabilitation program by McKay, J R, Alterman, A I, McLellan, A T, Snider, E C

“…Relationships between day hospital treatment goals, self-help group participation, and substance use outcome were examined for 180 alcohol- or…”
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Is the Addiction Severity Index a reliable and valid assessment instrument among clients with severe and persistent mental illness and substance abuse disorders ? by ZANIS, D. A, MCLELLAN, A. T, CORSE, S

“…This study examined aspects of reliability, validity and utility of Addiction Severity Index (ASI) data as administered to clients with severe and persistent…”
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Can you trust patient self-reports of drug use during treatment? by Zanis, D A, McLellan, A T, Randall, M

“…This study compared two frequently used measures of drug use, urine testing and self-report in a sample of subjects currently enrolled in methadone treatment…”
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