TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapeutic components and differential treatment outcomes among clients of Israeli services for substance abusers
AU - Schiff, Miriam
AU - Katz, Katalin
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Objective: This study is the first in a comprehensive examination of therapeutic components and outcome of interventions in a public, nonresidential service for drug addicts in Jerusalem (SHALEM). Method: Data were gathered from 153 clients (35 women, 128 men; 35 Arabs, 118 Jews; median age = 39) using clinical data mining. Results: Men who had been child victims of physical abuse (60%) showed less progress in treatment than men reporting no abuse. Arabs showed greater improvement in reducing violent acts. Only four therapeutic components were significant predictors of a client's treatment outcomes. Conclusion: Processing of trauma history must become a major therapeutic component, and differential treatment plans for women and men and different ethnic groups should be developed.
AB - Objective: This study is the first in a comprehensive examination of therapeutic components and outcome of interventions in a public, nonresidential service for drug addicts in Jerusalem (SHALEM). Method: Data were gathered from 153 clients (35 women, 128 men; 35 Arabs, 118 Jews; median age = 39) using clinical data mining. Results: Men who had been child victims of physical abuse (60%) showed less progress in treatment than men reporting no abuse. Arabs showed greater improvement in reducing violent acts. Only four therapeutic components were significant predictors of a client's treatment outcomes. Conclusion: Processing of trauma history must become a major therapeutic component, and differential treatment plans for women and men and different ethnic groups should be developed.
KW - Arab and Jewish clients
KW - Childhood abuse
KW - Clinical data mining
KW - Gender differences
KW - Israel
KW - Services for drug addicts
KW - Therapeutic components
KW - Treatment outcomes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33845522762&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1049731506293695
DO - 10.1177/1049731506293695
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AN - SCOPUS:33845522762
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 17
SP - 19
EP - 29
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 1
ER -
