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Therapeutic communities to improve treatment outcomes
Summary of the evidence
Therapeutic communities were analysed in a narrative systematic review (Vanderplasschen et al., 2013). While the review found some positive impact of TC on legal outcomes, overall it did not find any significant effects in:
- improving patients' treatment outcomes
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
