Abstract
This paper presents data from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 29 published studies of therapeutic community effectiveness using controls, including 8 randomised control trials. Meta-regressions suggest that the two types of therapeutic community, democratic and concept-based, and the age of the study, are the key sources of heterogeneity in the collection of studies analysed. Otherwise, heterogeneity is low and the meta-analysis confirms the effectiveness of therapeutic community treatment with overall summary log odds ratio for the 29 studies of -0.512 (95% ci -0.598 to -0.426).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 279-294 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Psychiatric Quarterly |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2004 |
Keywords
- effectiveness
- evidence
- meta-analysis
- systematic review
- therapeutic communities
