d posttesting of academic skill. Self-esteem was measured by the Junior-Senior High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ). The results of the academic testing showed increases in both mathematics and reading areas. The results of the personality testing were inconclusive which the report attributed to the clients' use of medication. However, it was noted that client comments as well as the comments of staff members were positive. Many of the students continued their education following the conclusion of the program.
In another study of private rehabilitation centers, Mathisen and Meyers (1984) noted that treatment attrition is a major problem for private facilities treating adolescent substance abusers and that attrition from programs is highest among the repetitive substance abuse population. In an effort to isolate and cross validate factors predictive of addiction treatment attrition among adolescent substance abusers, screening interview and diagnostic variables from 119 ad
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