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Residential Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Programs Inventory (RESPPI)


Instrument Description:


The Residential Substance Abuse and Psychiatric Programs Inventory (RESPPI) is a set of instruments that is designed to assess inpatient and residential substance abuse and psychiatric treatment programs. It is appropriate to use in a wide range of settings; including hospital-based and community-based programs, and programs that primarily treat drug and/or alcohol abuse or psychiatric disorders.

The ability to describe such programs with the RESPPI makes it possible to monitor program quality, to assess the impact of specific features or services, and to examine the match between resident and program characteristics.


Instrument Development: Christine Timko, Ph.D., Rudolf Moos, Ph.D.


Instrument and Scoring Instruction Availability: Christine Timko, Ph.D.


References:

Timko, C. (1995). Policies and services in residential substance abuse programs: Comparisions with psychiatric programs. Journal of Substance Abuse, 7, 43-49.

Timko, C. (1996). Physical Characteristics of residential psychiatric programs: Organizational determinants and patient outcomes. Amercian Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 173-192.

Timko,C., & Moos, R.H. (1998). Determinants of the treatment climate in psychiatric and substance abuse programs. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 186, 96-103.

Timko,C., & Moos, R.H. (1998). Outcomes of the treatment climate in psychiatric and substance abuse programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54, 1137-1150.

Timko,C., Lesar, M. Englebrekt, M., & Moos, R.H. (2000). Changes in services and structure among residential substance abuse treatment facilities. Psychiatric Services, 51, 494-498.

Timko, C., Yu, K., & Moos, R.H. (2000). Demand characteristics of residential substance abuse treatment programs. Journal of Substance Abuse, 12, 387-403.

Timko, C., Lesar, M., Calvi, N., & Moos, R.H. (2003). Trends in acute mental health care; Comparing psychiatric and substance abuse treatment programs. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 30, 145-160.

Timko, C., Sempel, J., & Moos, R.H. (2003). Models of standard and intensive outpatient care in substance abuse and psychiatric treatment. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 30, 417-436.

Timko, C., & Moos, R.S. (in press). Trends in acute care for substance abuse and psychiatric patients. Directions in Addiction Treatment & Prevention.