Aims This study tested the hypothesis that patients with more severe substance use
disorders (SUDs) at intake respond better when treated in more structured and intensive …

Background Some authors have pointed out the usefulness of the levels of substance use
disorder (SUD) as a treatment outcome. However, in order to use this variable as an …

Aims The purpose of this study was to develop an index of risk factors to identify patients
prospectively with substance use disorders whose substance use symptoms exacerbate …

Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognized as central to the broad
construct of recovery in patients with substance use disorders (SUD). However, few …

Aims This study examined systematically how predictors of substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment outcome worked together over time and identified mediators and moderators of …

Introduction Substance use disorders (SUD) are chronic conditions that often warrant
coordinated medical care throughout a relapsing and remitting course. However, SUD …

Background Treatment services to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), including
those mandated to treatment, needs to be evaluated and evidence based. The Norwegian …

This study examined the patient-and facility-level associations between the continuity of care
performance measure adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and …

Objective: Few studies focus on the outcome of patients after they drop out of substance-use
disorder (SUD) treatment, and there appear to be no prior studies of the long-term outcomes …

Introduction Satisfaction is a critical component of patient-centered care, yet little is known
about the degree to which patient satisfaction is linked to subsequent outcomes, especially …