A narrative review of outcome measures used in drug and alcohol inpatient withdrawal treatment research.
Jing WangFrank P DeanePeter J KellyLaura D RobinsonPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
Outcome assessment in withdrawal treatment goes beyond abstinence to include holistic measurement of biological, psychological and some social outcomes; but more work needs to be done to cohere the different assessment methods and broaden the scope to include social functioning.