Repeated measures of psychological change in residential clients of an alcohol and drug treatment program

John Nolan; Anthony Thompson

Repeated measures of psychological change in residential clients of an alcohol and drug treatment program

John Nolan
, Anthony Thompson

Psychology

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Abstract

A repeated measures design was used to evaluate changes in psychological and motivational characteristics for 80 adult male clients in a residential substance abuse program. Between group comparisons were also made for (n=42) clients mandated into treatment and those (n= 38) who entered treatment voluntarily. The main results showed significant improvement in psychological symptoms after 35 days and again after 75 days. These group effects were mirrored at the individual level by reliable change indices. The pattern of changes was similar for mandated and voluntary clients. Measures of motivation and interpersonal empathy did not change over time. This program evaluation study supports the integration of mental health treatment and substance abuse rehabilitation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	42nd APS annual conference
Subtitle of host publication	Psychology making an impact
Editors	Kate Moore
Place of Publication	Melbourne, Australia
Publisher	Australian Psychological Society
Pages	292-296
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9780909881337
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference - Brisbane, Australia, Australia Duration: 25 Sept 2007 → 29 Sept 2007

Conference

Conference	Australian Psychological Society (APS) Annual Conference
Country/Territory	Australia
Period	25/09/07 → 29/09/07

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42nd APS annual conference: Psychology making an impact. ed. / Kate Moore. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Psychological Society, 2007. p. 292-296.

Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review

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