THE ACCELERATED INTAKE - A METHOD FOR INCREASING INITIAL ATTENDANCE TO OUTPATIENT COCAINE TREATMENT

Authors
FESTINGER DS LAMB RJ KIRBY KC MARLOWE DB
Citation
Ds. Festinger et al., THE ACCELERATED INTAKE - A METHOD FOR INCREASING INITIAL ATTENDANCE TO OUTPATIENT COCAINE TREATMENT, Journal of applied behavior analysis, 29(3), 1996, pp. 387-389
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Journal of applied behavior analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218855
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
387 - 389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8855(1996)29:3<387:TAI-AM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We examined whether offering an accelerated (same-day) versus a standa rd (1- to 7-day delay) intake appointment increased initial attendance at an outpatient cocaine treatment program. Significantly more of the subjects who were offered an accelerated intake (59%) attended than t hose who were given a standard intake (33%), chi(2) (2, N = 78) = 4.19 8, p < .05. The accelerated intake procedure appears to be useful for enhancing enrollment in outpatient addiction treatment.