TY - JOUR
T1 - Between despair and hope
T2 - Health services research on treatment of alcohol abuse
AU - McCarty, D.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Conference papers have highlighted the difficulty of conducting valid analyses of alcohol and drug abuse treatment services. Because of these difficulties, investigators, providers and policy makers could feel overwhelmed and be reluctant to initiate studies. The papers, however, also offer guidance and encourage researchers to apply these methods and improve their investigations. Common features of the papers are noted and the potential for making contributions to the state of the art is examined. Aspects of health services research that are not addressed in the papers are also discussed. Although alcohol services research is not easy and can be improved, the state of alcohol services research is where it belongs - in the middle of the personal, programmatic and policy level struggles to achieve stable recoveries from alcohol and drug dependence.
AB - Conference papers have highlighted the difficulty of conducting valid analyses of alcohol and drug abuse treatment services. Because of these difficulties, investigators, providers and policy makers could feel overwhelmed and be reluctant to initiate studies. The papers, however, also offer guidance and encourage researchers to apply these methods and improve their investigations. Common features of the papers are noted and the potential for making contributions to the state of the art is examined. Aspects of health services research that are not addressed in the papers are also discussed. Although alcohol services research is not easy and can be improved, the state of alcohol services research is where it belongs - in the middle of the personal, programmatic and policy level struggles to achieve stable recoveries from alcohol and drug dependence.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.95.11s3.10.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.95.11s3.10.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11132367
AN - SCOPUS:0033663919
SN - 0965-2140
VL - 95
SP - S439-S447
JO - Addiction
JF - Addiction
IS - SUPPL. 3
ER -