@article{ref1,
title="Service needs of clients in outpatient substance-use disorder treatment: a latent class analysis",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs",
year="2008",
author="Perron, Brian E. and Ilgen, Mark A. and Hasche, Leslie and Howard, Matthew O.",
volume="69",
number="3",
pages="449-453",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are common classes of service needs among clients in outpatient substance-use disorder treatment. METHOD: Data for this study were derived from the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Survey. This study focused on clients in outpatient treatment (N=2,256). The majority of the subjects were male (74%). Latent class analysis was used to explore different class solutions. RESULTS: A four-class solution exhibited the best fit with the data. Based on the features of the classes, the classes were named &quot;multiple needs,&quot; &quot;interpersonal needs,&quot; &quot;financial needs,&quot; and &quot;low needs.&quot; Validation analysis showed that psychiatric problems exhibited the strongest associations with the multiple needs class. CONCLUSIONS: With service needs extending beyond substance-abuse treatment problems, a classification seems to aid in characterizing the heterogeneity of this population and is suggested of the need for packaged service approaches.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1937-1888",
doi="10.15288/jsad.2008.69.449",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2008.69.449"
}