A preliminary investigation of the extent to which supportive services contribute to the effectiveness of a methadone treatment program was conducted.

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This study was concerned with determining the effects that varying the methadone-dispensing frequencies during mandatory clinic visits had on patients' retention in treatment and behavioral adjustment.

Brottsbrytet har sedan år 2018 genomgått en del förändringar, bland annat gått från att vara ett teoribaserat- till att bli ett modulbaserat program. Forskning har sedan förändringen inte genomförts varken kring effekten eller genomförandet vilket gjorde ämnet aktuellt att studera. Syftet med studien var därför att studera programledares uppfattning om behandlingsprogrammet Brottsbrytet i Sverige. Den aktuella studien har utgått från en tvärsnittsdesign med en kvalitativ ansats i form av semistrukturerade telefonintervjuer. Det aktuella urvalet var 20 anstalter som enligt uppgifter bedriver Brottsbrytet och tillfrågades att medverka i den aktuella studien. Av alla tillfrågade blev resultatet sex intervjuer hänvisat från sex olika anstalter. Studien visade en övergripande positiv inställning till programmet. De gemensamma riktlinjerna används genom manualen på ett flexibelt sätt, vilket innebär att riktlinjerna följs tills viss del då även andra komponenter i utgångspunkterna används. Utbildning och erfarenhet är av betydelse av processens effektivitet och det används även hos programledare för Brottsbrytet i Sverige idag. Det har framkommit en del brister och problem med behandlingsprogrammet som kan påverka genomförandet och effekten. Brottsbrytet kan utifrån denna studies resultat behöva en längre behandlingsprocess där exempelvis vidmakthållande kan vara aktuellt. / Brottsbrytet has been going through some changes since 2018, including going from being a theory-based program to becoming a module-based program. Since the change, not much research has been done either on the effectiveness or on the implementation of the treatment program, which made the subject relevant to study. The purpose of the study was therefore to study the moderator's perception of the treatment program Brottsbrytet in Sweden. The current study is based on a cross-sectional design with a qualitative approach and is using semi-structured telephone interviews. The sample was 20 institutions that, according to information, are working with Brottsbrytet and were asked to participate in the current study. Of all people who were asked to participate, the results were six interviews from six different institutions. This study showed an overall positive attitude towards the specific program. The common guidelines are used in a flexible way, which means that the manual is followed partly and other components in the starting points are also used. Education and experience are important for the effect of the process and that is used by moderator's of Brottsbrytet in Sweden today. The result shows that there exist some problems with the treatment program according to the moderators that can affect the implementation and the effect of the program. Brottsbrytet may, based on the results of this study, need a longer treatment process where for example enforcement may be relevant.

Subjects for this study were 40 women (N= 40) with subclinical bulimia nervosa who were randomly assigned to either a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment group (CBT) or to a waiting list control group. Treatment was provided for 8 weeks in an individual, self-administered format, using an audio-taped treatment package for Body Image Dissatisfaction (BID). Cognitive behavioral treatment focused on changing negative thoughts and feelings about one's body. No specific treatment focused on changing eating symptomatology or concomitant symptoms, although these were assessed. The waiting list control condition received assessment, followed by 8 weeks of no treatment. Treatment outcome measures were three self-report scales that assessed BID and two measures that assessed eating symptomatology and concomitant symptoms. At posttest, treated subjects showed improvement on two of three measures of BID, with a trend towards improvement on the third measure, when compared to waiting list control subjects. Treated subjects also showed a trend towards improved eating symptomatology and concomitant symptoms such as depression and anxiety, relative to waiting list control subjects. The results indicated that CBT is effective for decreasing BID in women with subclinical bulimia nervosa when administered in a self-directed manner.

Aktuellen Umfragen zufolge leiden in Deutschland elf Millionen Erwachsene an chronischen Schmerzen. Die Therapie der betroffenen Patienten und die Verhinderung der Chronifizierung ist daher eine wichtige Aufgabe unserer Zeit. Multimodale Schmerztherapien haben in der Behandlung chronischer Schmerzstörungen gute Ergebnisse gezeigt. Über den Effekt dieser Behandlung auf die Optimierung beziehungsweise Reduzierung der schmerzbezogenen Medikation wurde bisher kaum berichtet. Zusätzlich zu den bekannten Ergebnisparametern wie Schmerzintensität, Funktionserleben, Depression, Angst und Lebensqualität wurde daher in diese Studie auch die Veränderung der Medikation nach Behandlung beziehungsweise zum Zeitpunkt einer Ein-Jahres-Katamnese erfasst. Die schmerzbezogene Medikation wurde mit der sogenannten Medication Quantification Scale (MQS) bewertet, die eine Möglichkeit darstellt, die Medikamenteneinnahme gemäß Stoffgruppe, Dosis und potentieller Toxizität in einer einzigen vergleichbaren Maßzahl zu quantifizieren. Die Studie konnte zeigen, dass multimodale Schmerzbehandlungen zu guten bis sehr guten, weitgehend anhaltenden Effekten und einer hohen Patienten-Zufriedenheit führen. Es konnte darüber hinaus eine relevante Reduktion der schmerzbezogenen Medikation erreicht werden, die in den meisten Fällen noch ein Jahr später konstant blieb. Patienten, bei denen während des Programms eine Reduzierung der Medikamente erreicht werden konnte, hatten zudem die besseren Therapieergebnisse im Vergleich zu den Gruppen mit gleicher oder höherer Medikation.

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Psychology, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-40).

Day treatment programme is clinically-based 6-week structured integrated programme for out patiens with schizophrenia, best after first attack, when patients need psychological support as soon as possible to cope with their illness and with reality,that they have to use drugs. The programme is led by psychiatrist and nurse-therapist. The group day treatment programme consists of individual and family psychoeducation,social skill training, life style improvement intervention, cognitive remediation and information aided relapse prevention programme ITAREPS. The principal aim of day treatment programme i afford place for psychiatric rehabilitation and surmount stage after release from hospital. Combination of all those interventions is more effective. And by this way doctors try to improve quality of patient"s life and make easy return to society. Although they try to educate patients and their families to recognize early warning signs of relapse. Main problems are: recognize illness,bad manipulation with informations,changing relapse and remissions,stigma of schizophrenia in society,support in family. Patients have to know,that they are ill. They have to understand, that if they take pills every day, the relapse does not come. And they will take pills, if they will understand, why is it so important. They...

This study was a program evaluation for an autism treatment center for the period of April 2008 through August 2011. the study extended previous evaluations of the autism treatment center. the purpose of this evaluation was to determine the degree to which the center’s measures corresponded with its stated mission goals. a number of data sources were reviewed including client records of demographic and outcome information. Findings suggest the center maintained records that allow for the evaluation of most of its mission’s goals. There were, however, difficulties with data collection, storage, and retrieval. the present program evaluation found that missing information and lack of follow-up information hindered efforts toward mission evaluation.