ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2013
Outcome evaluation of therapeutic community model in iran.
Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Evaluating treatment outcomes across four substance use treatment settings: a 12-month longitudinal study in Iran.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Characterizing substance users and risk profiles across treatment centers: insights from Iran.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of military hospital-based drug treatment program (PMK) when compared with the traditional community-based drug treatment program (FAST).BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Quality measurers of therapeutic communities for substance dependence: an international collaborative study survey in Latin America.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Drug use patterns and demographic correlations of residents of Saudi therapeutic communities for addiction.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvaluation of treatment programs in addiction field is a prerequisite to improve the quality of care. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Therapeutic Community (TC) program in Iran.
methodsIndividuals who had voluntarily enrolled in the TC center within a period of seven years, from early 2005 to late 2011, entered the study. Those who successfully completed the 14-week residential course were considered as 'completers'. They were subsequently called in for urine test and interviews using Maudsley Addiction Profile. Urine test was conducted to determine if they were positive for heroin, opium, methadone, methamphetamine, bupronorphine, hashish, and tramadol.
resultsA number of 378 individuals with mean (±SD) age of 32.5 ± 7.8 enrolled in the TC program during the study period, 240 individuals of whom completed the 14 weeks course (69.0%). At the end of the sixth year, 22% of the participants were in abstinence. Physical and mental health in abstainers proved to be of better conditions than those of non-abstainers (P<0.05).
conclusionConsidering the TC outcome in other countries, it seems that TC maintains an acceptable effectiveness in Iran. Prospective controlled studies are warranted to investigate the outcomes in more details.
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