Outpatient vs. inpatient treatment for the chronically mentally ill with substance use disorders

J Addict Dis. 1993;12(3):123-37. doi: 10.1300/J069v12n03_10.

Abstract

Treatment decisions about complex patients with both substance use disorders and chronic mental illness cannot be reduced to an inpatient vs. outpatient dichotomy. Treatment progresses through a series of stages, in each of which we must make decisions about treatment settings and approaches. I discuss treatment decisions within the framework of a staged treatment model, reviewing decisions to be made during stabilization, engagement, persuasion, active (or primary) treatment, and relapse prevention (or aftercare).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Care*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Female
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / complications
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
  • Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*