Biomedical subjects

K Knight

Publications and source records attributed to K Knight.

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Evaluating corrections-based treatment for the drug-abusing criminal offender.

The recent increase in drug abusers in the criminal justice system has led to the expansion of corrections-based drug treatment facilities. Although three key evaluations have provided consistent support for the effectiveness of drug treatment within the criminal justice system, direct comparisons of outcomes across these evaluations are limited by variations in their measurement systems and the structure of official records on which they are based. This article addresses some of the issues relating to the assessment of treatment outcomes for the drug-abusing offender and provides several recommendations for future research.

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Health of the chronically mentally ill who rejoin the community: a community assessment.

This article describes findings from a community assessment project on 25 chronically mentally ill individuals who rejoined the community following discharge from psychiatric hospitals. The focus was to identify health concerns or problems and health promotion patterns using Healthy People 2000 as a guiding framework. Findings suggest that most participants found relocation to the community easy. Stress, depression, and abuse were mental health problems reported by participants. Physical health problems included high tobacco use, low exercise level, poor oral health, high-risk sexual behavior, and limited contact with physicians and dentists. Health promotion activities were good sleeping behavior, limited use of alcohol and drugs, and a strong interest in participating in health promotion programs including exercise, stress management, and smoking cessation programs. Interventions to promote the health of the chronically mentally ill and implications for community mental health nurses are discussed.

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Therapeutic communities: diversity in treatment elements.

This study addresses the need to describe the diversity of therapeutic community (TC) programs. The Survey of Essential Elements Questionnaire (SEEQ) was used to develop a typology of TC programs based on 19 programs that identified themselves as traditional or modified TCs in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS). These traditional and modified TCs differed in adherence to the elements of TC treatment, on operational characteristics, and in client mix. Differences in treatment philosophy and approach included the emphasis on self-reliance, and the use of work as a therapeutic agent for traditional TCs. There were also trends for traditional TC programs to utilize community-as-method, provide educational and vocational training, and include family members as part of therapy. Modified programs showed a greater tendency to rely on counselors. Implications of the findings for program quality, health care policy, and research are discussed.

Combined Modality Therapy↗