NCJ Number
18281
Date Published
1974
Length
33 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT REVIEWS EVALUATION THEORY AND PROCEDURES AS THEY PERTAIN TO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT PROGRAMS, CONSIDERS LITERATURE ONALCOHOLISM TREATMENT, AND PRESENTS GUIDELINES FOR DOING EVALUATION RESEARCH.
Abstract
SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR EVALUATING ALCOHOL TREATMENT THERAPIES ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE COVERED: ETHICS, TIME SEQUENCE, STUDY DESIGN, DEFINITIONS, CHOICE OF MEASURES, SUBJECT SELECTION, CONTROLS, PLACEBOS, THE DOUBLE-BLIND, FOLLOW-UP, BALANCE, DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, AND PROJECT WRITE-UP. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED.