This investigation examined the reliability and validity of a rating scale for codependency in
substance abuse treatment. The investigators developed an example-anchored rating scale …

Two nonspecific organizational factors—consensus, defined as agreement within staff and
client groups, and concordance, defined as agreement between staff and client groups …

Abstract Section A: Section A provides a critical review of the literature regarding service
users' experiences of coercion in inpatient mental health settings. The findings from sixteen …

Motivational assessment instruments typically measure clients' attributions about their
readiness to change problem behaviors. They do not indicate why a client may be motivated …

The use of coercion to assure that people with a mental illness receive treatment has been
the focus one of the longest running controversies among mental health professionals. Until …

There is a call for drawing on client voice to provide a rich, nuanced understanding of factors
influencing substance treatment engagement as to maximizing treatment benefits. We …

Drug and alcohol use presents a serious social problem for most countries in the world. Of
particular concern is the well-documented relationship between substance use and crime …

The use of legally coerced treatment for substance‐using offenders is now widespread
internationally. To justify the continued use of coerced treatment, policy‐makers …

In recent years, international organizations, professionals, and representatives of mental
health service users have expressed the need to regulate, limit, and even eliminate coercive …

BACKGROUND: Although several states have adopted policies diverting individuals
convicted of non-violent drug offenses to substance use treatment, in lieu of incarceration or …