NCT00218582

Effectiveness of Self-Help for Dually-Diagnosed Persons - 1

Effectiveness of Self-Help for Dually-Diagnosed Persons

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 229 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of adding dual focus 12-step self-help groups to standard treatment to improve behavioral outcomes for patients dually diagnosed with substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.

Conditions

• Dual Diagnosis
• Substance-Related Disorders
• Mental Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Double Trouble in Recovery	Dual focus 12 step mutual aid groups for persons with co-occurring disorders (psychiatric and substance use disorders), provided within the context of standard psychiatric day treatment
BEHAVIORAL	Standard psychiatric day treatment	Individual counseling, groups, medication

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-03-01
• Primary completion: 2007-03-01
• Completion: 2007-03-01
• First posted: 2005-09-22
• Last updated: 2017-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States