Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 112-122 , January 2008

Modified therapeutic community for co-occurring disorders: A summary of four studies

  • Stanley Sacks, Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Integration of Research and Practice (CIRP), National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), New York, NY 10010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for the Integration of Research and Practice (CIRP), National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), New York, NY 10010, USA. Tel.: +1 212 845 4400; fax: +1 212 845 4650.
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  • Steven Banks, Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
    • Tel.: +1 508 856 1784.
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  • Karen McKendrick, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Integration of Research and Practice (CIRP), National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), New York, NY 10010, USA
    • Tel.: +1 212 845 4400; fax: +1 212 845 4650.
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  • JoAnn Y. Sacks, Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Integration of Research and Practice (CIRP), National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), New York, NY 10010, USA
    • Tel.: +1 212 845 4400; fax: +1 212 845 4650.

Received 8 August 2006 ,Revised 1 February 2007 ,Accepted 2 February 2007.

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PII: S0740-5472(07)00101-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.02.008

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 112-122 , January 2008

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