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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Dec 2;82(1):40–51. doi: 10.1037/a0035264

Table 1.

Participant intake characteristics and residential treatment received

Measure CM (n = 73) ACC (n = 71) ACC+CM (n = 82) UCC (n = 79) F or χ2 p-value
Demographics [No. (%)]
Female 21 (29) 31 (44) 30 (37) 28 (35) 4.18 0.25
Age Mean (SD), 15.7 (1.2) 15.5 (1.2) 15.9 (1.2) 15.9 (1.0) 1.86 0.14
Race:
 African American 14 (19) 4 (6) 13 (16) 6 (8) 14.44 0.11
 Caucasian 46 (63) 55 (78) 51 (62) 60 (76)
 Hispanic 4 (6) 5 (7) 6 (7) 1 (1)
 Mixed/Other 13 (18) 11 (16) 18 (22) 13 (17)
Single Parent Family 49 (69) 42 (61) 52 (69) 47 (62) 1.97 0.58
Ever Homeless or Runaway 36 (49) 28 (39) 33 (40) 36 (46) 1.97 0.59
High severity victimization 39 (53) 36 (51) 41 (50) 33 (42) 2.34 0.52
Substance Severity:
 Dependence 62 (86) 54 (76) 65 (81) 62 (81) 5.60 0.48
 Abuse Only 8 (11) 16 (23) 13 (16) 15 (20)
 Weekly Use Only 2 (3) 1 (1) 2 (3) 0 (0)
Any Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorder: 56 (77) 55 (78) 69 (84) 63 (80) 1.62 0.66
 Mood Disorder 32 (44) 32 (45) 41 (50) 36 (46) 0.69 0.88
 Generalized Anxiety 10 (14) 7 (10) 13 (16) 10 (13) 1.24 0.75
 Traumatic Stress 18 (25) 23 (33) 34 (42) 25 (32) 5.03 .17
 ADHD 38 (52) 32 (45) 45 (55) 34 (43) 2.97 .40
 Conduct Disorder 47 (64) 42 (60) 58 (71) 52 (66) 1.97 .58
Any Violent Crime 36 (49) 39 (55) 49 (60) 49 (62) 2.94 0.40
Current criminal justice involvement 67 (92) 56 (79) 71 (87) 69 (87) 5.22 0.16
Prior substance abuse treatment:
 Once 28 (38) 31 (44) 33 (40) 30 (38) 4.43 0.63
 2+ episodes 22 (30) 15 (21) 17 (21) 25 (32)
Ever attended self-help group 27 (37) 21 (30) 25 (31) 19 (24) 3.03 0.40
Intake Scores on Main GAIN Scales [Mean (SD)]
Substance Problem Scale 10.1 (3.4) 9.5 (3.6) 10.0 (3.9) 9.3 (3.8) 0.71 0.55
Internal Mental Distress Scale 10.0 (10.0) 10.8 (9.7) 12.3 (10.2) 10.4 (8.8) 0.88 0.45
Behavior Complexity Scale 12.9 (9.1) 11.5 (8.6) 13.8 (7.7) 13.1 (7.9) 1.02 0.39
Crime and Violence Scale 9.4 (6.4) 9.1 (6.3) 8.9 (5.2) 9.6 (5.9) 0.21 0.89
Social Risk Index 14.4 (4.4) 15.8 (4.9) 14.6 (4.4) 15.2 (5.3) 1.39 0.25
Recovery Environment Risk Index 0.3 (0.1) 0.3 (0.1) 0.3 (0.1) 0.3 (0.1) 0.15 0.93
Treatment Resistance Index 1.3 (0.9) 1.2 (1.0) 1.5 (1.0) 1.3 (1.0) 1.10 0.35
Treatment Motivation Index 2.8 (1.1) 2.7 (1.1) 2.6 (1.0) 2.6 (1.2) 0.66 0.58
Self-Efficacy Scale 4.1 (1.5) 4.0 (1.2) 3.9 (1.4) 3.8 (1.4) 0.47 0.71
Problem Orientation Scale 2.0 (2.0) 1.9 (2.0) 2.1 (2.0) 2.1 (2.1) 0.21 0.89
Personal Source of Stress Index 1.8 (1.5) 1.5 (1.4) 1.7 (1.5) 1.8 (1.6) 0.83 0.48
Other Source of Stress Index 1.5 (1.9) 1.4 (1.8) 1.5 (1.6) 1.4 (1.5) 0.07 0.97
Emotional Problems Scale 0.3 (0.2) 0.3 (0.2) 0.4 (0.2) 0.3 (0.2) 0.98 0.41
Illegal Activity Scale 0.1 (.1) 0.1 (.1) 0.2 (0.2) 0.2 (0.2) 2.86 0.04
Intake Values for Outcome Measures [Mean (SD)]
% of Days in a controlled environment 11.7 (17.6) 16.6 (22.5) 15.0 (20.7) 11.2 (17.6) 1.21 0.31
% of Days abstinent from AOD 32.4 (32.5) 34.5 (28.9) 25.7 (29.0) 28.1 (30.8) 1.34 0.26
% of Days abstinent from heavy alcohol 79.07 (26.7) 74.7 (27.8) 75.0 (25.3) 77.3 (24.1) 0.47 0.71
% of Days abstinent from alcohol 76.33 (28.6) 71.4 (28.4) 73.8 (25.8) 74.6 (25.5) 0.42 0.74
% of Days abstinent from Marijuana use 42.4 (35.0) 42.0 (35.0) 30.9 (30.2) 33.1 (32.7) 2.59 0.06
In remission No. (%) 6 (8) 7 (10) 5 (6) 9 (11) 2.86 0.43
Residential treatment prior to continuing care [No. (%)]
Any Alcohol or drug use in treatment 9 (12) 8 (10) 6 (7) 8 (10) 1.12 0.78
Planned discharge 40 (55) 34 (48) 47 (57) 52 (66) 5.05 0.17
 Length of residential stay (days) Mean (SD) 77 (42.9) 66 (46.2) 72 (48.7) 79 (48.6) 1.06 0.37