HAZELDENS MODEL OF TREATMENT AND ITS OUTCOME

Although the Minnesota Model of treatment for alcohol and drug addicti on is a common treatment approach, there are few published reports of its effectiveness. This study describes the Minnesota Model treatment approach-as practiced at Hazelden, a private residential alcohol and d rug abuse treatment center located in Center City, Minnesota (a foundi ng program of the Minnesota Model) and presents recent outcome results from this program. This study includes 1,083 male and female clients admitted to Hazelden for treatment of a psychoactive substance-use dis order between 1989 and 1991. The outcome study is a one group pretest/ posttest design. Data collection occurred at admission to treatment an d at 1-month, 6-month, and 12-month posttreatment. At 1-year follow-up , 53% reported that they remained abstinent during the year following treatment and an additional 35% had reduced their alcohol and drug use . These results are similar to those reported by other private treatme nt programs. The Minnesota Model has consistently yielded satisfactory outcome results, and future research needs to focus on the therapeuti c process of this common treatment approach. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.