Residential Therapeutic Communities in the Mainstream
Diversity and Issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14676366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George De Leon (William F Ryan Community Health Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-15 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0279-1072 • E-ISSN: 2159-9777 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02791072.1995.10471668 |
| PMID | 7602438 |
| OpenAlex | W2049011153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 12 |
Not all residential drug abuse treatment programs are therapeutic communities (TCs), not all TCs are in residential settings, and not all programs that call themselves TCs employ the same social and psychological models of treatment. The term "therapeutic community" is widely used to represent a distinct approach in almost any setting, including community residences, hospital wards, prisons, and homeless shelters. One effect of this labeling has been to cloud understanding of the TC as a drug abuse treatment approach, how well it works, where it works best, and for which clients it is most appropriate. This article attempts to further a general understanding of residential TCs. Distinctions are drawn between residential drug abuse treatment and residential TCs. The diversity of programs within the TC modality is described in terms of modifications of the model and applications to special populations; and the essential elements of the TC program model are briefly outlined. Finally, movement into the mainstream has surfaced issues for the TC in terms of policy and practice, several of which are highlighted
Mainstream · Political science · Psychiatry · Sociology · Substance abuse · Substance abuse treatment · Therapeutic community · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Retrospective Study of Similarities and Relations Between American Drug-Free and European Therapeutic Conmmnities for Children and Adults
Criminal Justice Coercion in the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
Enhancing Services for Offenders
Drug and crime cycle
Calibrating and measuring theoretical integration in drug treatment programs
Therapeutic Communities, Family Therapy, and Humanistic Psychology
Going to the Crackhouse
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2005 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |