Substance abuse Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances
Conditions
Interventions
The treatment consists of individual counselling sessions, starting from the information from the EuropASI-interview. In the experimental group, the treatment plan includes five standardised sessions
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Sponsors
Ghent University (Belgium)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients that presented for help at one of the five outpatient treatment centres of the De Sleutel - network, that completed the full intake-procedure - consisting of at least three sessions which are: a social/medical check-up, the EuropASI-interview and a feedback session on EuropASI with treatment advice - and that are referred to individual counselling sessions at the same outpatient treatment centre, where they presented. Other criteria: 1. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex 2. Informed consent 3. Well enough understanding of the Dutch language 4. No psychiatric comorbidity 5. Effective start of the individual counselling sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients referred to another type of treatment than individual counselling sessions (example: medical treatment, substitution therapy, group sessions, daily activation program, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Drop-out rate, decided to at the latest six months after the last individual counselling session of a participant. If a participant did not attend sessions anymore since, it is evaluated as a drop-out. 2. Number of individual counselling sessions, each time the participant is attending an individual counselling session, the date is entered in the data management system. After the participants have left the individual counselling session program or episode, the total number of individual counselling sessions he/she attended can be counted. Data-entry on frequency, type and intensity of sessions, start and end date of each type of treatment program or episode, as well as the way of leaving the program, into the VPN-based data management system of the De Sleutel network, is part of the normal procedure in the participating outpatient centres and occurs continuously. All this information can be retrieved continuously by the researcher from the system. Definite measurement only can occur six months after the participants? last individual counselling session, when the clinicians evaluate the way of leaving. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time in program, this is the number of days between the date of the first individual counselling session and the date of the last individual counselling session attended by the participant, within the same treatment program or episode 2. Way of leaving treatment, decided to at the latest six months after the last individual counselling session of a participant. If a participant did not attend sessions anymore since, it is evaluated as a drop-out. 3. Patient satisfaction with treatment, it is foreseen to let all participants complete the Mental Health Thermometer (MHT) at the end of the individual counselling session program, in case the participant is compliant until that time. Participants that left the program previously are sent the Mental Health Thermometer (MHT) by post-mail about three months after leaving. Data-entry on frequency, type and intensity of sessions, start and end date of each type of treatment program or episode, as well as the way of leaving the program, into the VPN-based data management system of the De Sleutel network, is part of the normal procedure in the participating outpatient centres and occurs continuously. All this information can be retrieved continuously by the researcher from the system. Definite measurement only can occur six months after the participants? last individual counselling session, when the clinicians evaluate the way of leaving. | — |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed