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7602445

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Comparing two types of treatment modalities in treating homeless, mentally ill, chemical-abusing (HMICAs) men and studying their characteristics, 723 HMICAs were interviewed on their childhood and family background and their psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, and then randomly assigned into either therapeutic community (TC) or community residence (CR) programs. The TC and CRs were found to differ from one another in their intake and admission procedures, their preadmission and postadmission dropout rates, and the effects of treatment on psychological status. The TC admitted their clients into treatment faster, tended to take more impaired clients, and had a lower preadmission dropout rate than the CRs did. The CRs had a lower postadmission dropout rate and were able to retain clients longer than the TC did. Comparing clients who stayed in treatment one year or longer, the TC appears to be more effective than the CRs in reducing depressive, psychotic, and functional symptoms. HMICAs' childhood and family background reveal severe parental deprivations and high prevalence of alcohol and other drug abuse, mental illness, and criminal behavior among the clients' parents. HMICAs' characteristics suggest that these men are completely outside mainstream society. They are severely impaired psychiatrically, chronically addicted, and often involved with the criminal system, thus occupying multiple deviant roles.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0279-1072
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Characteristics and treatment of homeless, mentally ill, chemical-abusing men.
pubmed:affiliation
Argus Community, Inc., Department of Research and Evaluation, Bronx, New York 10456, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial