Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Aug;61(8):817-21. doi: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.8.817.
The study evaluated responses from adolescents in substance abuse treatment, their parents, and treatment staff to the question of what constitutes treatment success.
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 28 adolescents, 30 parents, and 29 staff at three residential substance abuse treatment programs in two states. Data were coded and organized into themes by respondent type.
Respondents reported knowing when treatment was no longer needed based on changes in adolescents' substance use, treatment-related and other behaviors, and attitudes and character. A fourth category of responses indicated respondents' ambiguity regarding successful completion of substance abuse treatment. Little concurrence was found among adolescents, parents, and treatment center staff to indicate criteria suggesting that discharge is appropriate.
Substance abuse treatment programs and their clients may benefit from ensuring that staff, parents, and adolescents are aware of treatment goals to promote more effective treatment and improve collaboration toward the adolescent's recovery.
本研究评估了接受药物滥用治疗的青少年、他们的父母和治疗人员对构成治疗成功的问题的回应。
在两个州的三个住院药物滥用治疗项目中，对 28 名青少年、30 名父母和 29 名工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。根据受访者的类型对数据进行编码和组织，形成主题。
受访者报告说，根据青少年的药物使用、与治疗相关的其他行为、态度和性格的变化，知道何时不再需要治疗。第四类回应表明受访者对完成药物滥用治疗的成功存在模糊性。青少年、父母和治疗中心工作人员之间几乎没有一致意见表明，有哪些标准表明可以出院。
药物滥用治疗项目及其客户可能会受益于确保工作人员、父母和青少年都了解治疗目标，以促进更有效的治疗，并改善青少年康复的协作。
