Abstract
This study examined self reported problems and treatment services received by 237 recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for "drug abusers and alcoholics" who had been assigned and entered into substance abuse treatment. All were administered the Treatment Services Review (TSR), a brief interview in which patients describe treatment services they have received during the past month and substance-related problems they are currently experiencing. In addition to describing serious alcohol and drug problems, SSI recipients reported a need for treatment for medical and psychiatric problems. The TSR data revealed that these clients primarily received drug and alcohol services and more limited medical, psychiatric, and employment services during treatment. There was relatively little indication of the provision of legal or family/social treatment services. The data are consistent with other findings that indicate that treatment for substance dependence provides only limited services other than those for alcohol and drug abuse.
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