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Reforming Dutch substance abuse treatment services
Gerard M Schippers1, Mark Schramade, Jan A Walburg
1Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research (AIAR), Keizersgracht 818, Amsterdam 1017 EE, The Netherlands. schippers@aiar.nl
Addictive Behaviors
|October 9, 2002
Abstract:
The Dutch substance abuse treatment system is in the middle of a major reorganization. The goal is to improve outcomes by redesigning all major primary treatment processes and by implementing a system of regular monitoring and feedback of clinical outcome data. The new program includes implementing standardized psychosocial behavior-oriented treatment modalities and a stepped-care patient placement algorithm in a core-shell organizational model. This article outlines the new program and presents its objectives, developmental stages, and current status.