Patient Treatment Choice and Compliance:Data from a Substance Abuse Treatment Program

摘要: The authors tested the hypothesis that patients (treatment-seeking cocaine-dependent persons) given opportunity to choose between treatment approaches would do better than randomly assigned same in retention and 9-month outcome. Subjects were 34 who voluntarily chose enter individual therapy 1 hour per week (IND) 33 intensive group for 3 hours, times weekly (INT). There no significant differences these two groups on demographic, personality, or addiction severity variables Comparison with samples of 30 had been IND INT did not confirm their either remain longer periods time manifest improved outcomes. raise several motivational issues.