Clients presenting at San Francisco County's publicly funded drug and alcohol treatment programs are typically faced with a waiting list period of between one and four months. This also applies to most clients with occurring mental health disorders. This qualitative, exploratory study seeks to fill a glaring gap in the literature by giving voice to the lived experience of dually-diagnosed individuals' waiting list episodes. Through intensive, structured interviews, the stories of these clients and the clinicians who serve them are told. The data have been transcribed and analyzed, and emergent themes were discerned. The results are presented according to the following categories: subjective experiences, interventions, challenges and opportu...
Individuals with high prevalence mental health (HPMH) and concurrent alcohol and/or drug disorders a...
Background: Employing waiting list control designs in psychological and behavioral intervention rese...
In recent years, access to child and adolescent psychiatry has declined. At the same time, there has...
Many substance users report that they experience multiple barriers that produce significant challeng...
This research report attempts to investigate the significance of the relationship between the use of...
Waiting time is a contemporary reality of many drug abuse treatment programs, resulting in substanti...
Background: Wait time is among the most commonly cited barriers to access among individuals seeking ...
Objectives: We evaluated whether implementation of Treatment on Demand (TOD) policy in San Francisco...
The present study was of a prospective, longitudinal design which provided a 'snap-shot' overview of...
Aim: Evidence shows that many patients are detected and treated late in their course of illness, and...
Waiting lists in mental health services are currently considered too long. Lengthy waits of up to 18...
One million people in North America are currently waiting for publicly funded substance use treatmen...
Background: There is limited provision of inpatient detoxification relative to other treatments for ...
Purpose: Timely access to effective treatment is a primary goal for mental health services; however,...
Objective: To obtain improved quality information regarding psychiatrist waiting times by use of a n...
Individuals with high prevalence mental health (HPMH) and concurrent alcohol and/or drug disorders a...
Background: Employing waiting list control designs in psychological and behavioral intervention rese...
In recent years, access to child and adolescent psychiatry has declined. At the same time, there has...
Many substance users report that they experience multiple barriers that produce significant challeng...
This research report attempts to investigate the significance of the relationship between the use of...
Waiting time is a contemporary reality of many drug abuse treatment programs, resulting in substanti...
Background: Wait time is among the most commonly cited barriers to access among individuals seeking ...
Objectives: We evaluated whether implementation of Treatment on Demand (TOD) policy in San Francisco...
The present study was of a prospective, longitudinal design which provided a 'snap-shot' overview of...
Aim: Evidence shows that many patients are detected and treated late in their course of illness, and...
Waiting lists in mental health services are currently considered too long. Lengthy waits of up to 18...
One million people in North America are currently waiting for publicly funded substance use treatmen...
Background: There is limited provision of inpatient detoxification relative to other treatments for ...
Purpose: Timely access to effective treatment is a primary goal for mental health services; however,...
Objective: To obtain improved quality information regarding psychiatrist waiting times by use of a n...
Individuals with high prevalence mental health (HPMH) and concurrent alcohol and/or drug disorders a...
Background: Employing waiting list control designs in psychological and behavioral intervention rese...
In recent years, access to child and adolescent psychiatry has declined. At the same time, there has...