Traits associated with treatment retention in a therapeutic community for substance dependence
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Personality disorders and retention in a therapeutic community for substance dependence.
Although therapeutic community (TC) treatment is a promising intervention for substance use disorders, a primary obstacle to successful treatment is premature attrition. Because of their prevalence within substance use treatment facilities, personality disorder (PD) diagnoses have been examined as predictors of treatment completion. Prior research on TC outcomes has focused almost exclusively o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0964-1866
DOI: 10.1108/tc-10-2016-0020