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Motivation to change and treatment attendance as predictors of alcohol-use outcomes among project-based Housing First residents
Author(s): Susan E. Collins, Daniel K. Malone, Mary E. Larimer
Publication Date: 2012
Collins et al. (2012) indicated that time spent in a project-based Housing First (HF) intervention was associated with improved two-year alcohol-use trajectories among chronically homeless individuals with alcohol problems. To explore potential correlates of these findings, we tested the relative prediction of alcohol-use outcomes by motivation to change (MTC) and substance abuse treatment attendance. Participants (N = 95) were chronically homele...
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorders: A Pilot Efficacy Trial
Author(s): Sarah Bowen, Neharika Chawla, Susan E. Collins, Katie Witkiewitz, Sharon Hsu, Joel Grow, Seema Clifasefi, Michelle Garner, Anne Douglass, Mary E. Larimer, Alan Marlatt
Publication Date: 2011
With rates of relapse following substance abuse treatment estimated at over 60%, substance use disorders are often described as “chronic relapsing conditions”. The most commonly available treatments in many developed countries are 12-step or mutual support groups. Participation in 12-step programs is associated with greater abstinence; however, these approaches may not be clinically indicated for individuals adverse to the disease model of addict...
Health Care and Public Service Use and Costs Before and After Provision of Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons with Severe Alcohol Problems
Author(s): Mary E. Larimer, Daniel K. Malone, Michelle D. Garner, David C. Atkins, Bonnie Burlingham, Heather S. Lonczak, Kenneth Tanzer, Joshua Ginzler, Seema L. Clifasefi, William G. Hobson, Alan Marlatt
Publication Date: 2009
"Health Care and Public Service Use and Costs Before and After Provision of Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons With Severe Alcohol Problems." HRC is providing open access to this article. ContextChronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems often have multiple medical and psychiatric problems and use costly health and criminal justice services at high rates. Objective To evaluate association of a "Housing First" intervention...