The Teen Treatment Services Review (T-TSR)

Area of Science:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Health Services Research

Background:

• Adolescent substance use disorders (SUD) require tailored treatment evaluations.
• Existing adult treatment service reviews lack adolescent-specific validation.
• Quantitative assessment of treatment services is crucial for program efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce and evaluate the initial psychometric properties of the Teen-Treatment Services Review (T-TSR).
• To assess the clinical utility and test-retest reliability of the T-TSR in adolescent SUD treatment settings.
• To explore the T-TSR's potential for programmatic and quality assessment.

Main Methods:

• The T-TSR, a modified adult interview, was administered to adolescents in partial hospitalization (N=20) and outpatient (N=24) SUD programs.
• One-day test-retest data were collected to assess reliability.
• Services provided during treatment episodes were quantitatively profiled.

Main Results:

• The T-TSR demonstrated clinical utility in profiling treatment services for adolescents with SUD.
• Test-retest reliabilities for the T-TSR were found to be variable across participants and settings.
• The instrument effectively quantified in-program and out-program services.

Conclusions:

• The T-TSR shows promise for describing and comparing adolescent SUD treatment programs.
• It may serve as a valuable tool for quality assessment and treatment-services matching.
• Further research on the T-TSR's psychometric properties in diverse adolescent clinical settings is recommended.