Study protocol the Continuing Care Project: a randomised controlled trial of a continuing care telephone intervention following residential substance dependence treatment

• Main Authors: Peter Kelly (Author), Frank Deane (Author), Amanda Baker (Author), Gerard Byrne (Author), Tayla Degan (Author), Briony Osborne (Author), Camilla Townsend (Author), James McKay (Author), Laura Robinson (Author), Christopher Oldmeadow (Author), Kenny Lawson (Author), Andrew Searles (Author), Joanne Lunn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A priority area in the field of substance dependence treatment is reducing the rates of relapse. Previous research has demonstrated that telephone delivered continuing care interventions are both clinically and cost effective when delivered as a component of outpatient treatment....