Texas assessment instruments in chemical dependency facilities

Most care providers have agreed that alcoholism/drug addiction is frequenth a symptom of a greater problem in an individual. It is in:qx)rtant to present several potential considerations that care providers must recognize in order to eidminister effective treatment. These considerations follow a biopsychosocial model. O'Connell and Alexander (1994) claimed that the addiction field must recognize the complexity of substance dependence. Care providers must incorporate multidimensional approaches that will address the many components of the addictive process. McLellan et al. (1997)illuminated the importance of treating issues beyond the scope of traditional substance abuse treatment. Their study attempted to "match" substance-abuse patients to professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, etc.) who could address specific problems in the psychiatric, family, employment, medical, and legal areas. The resuhs of their study claimed to demonstrate an improvement in the treatment completion rate of the matched patients and improved posttreatment outcomes.