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COMMON TREATMENT QUALITY YARDSTICK POOR REFLECTION OF PATIENT PROGRESS This first major multi-modality test of a treatment engagement indicator widely used as a quality control yardstick in the USA found it was only very weakly related to patient improvement seven months after starting treatment, confirmation that simple measures like attendance and retention struggle to capture what really helps patients get better. To view this entry click on the link below or paste it in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole address: http://tinyurl.com/EfB-cdl/download.php?file=Harris_AHS_7.txt ************************************** Effectiveness Bank alerts from Drug and Alcohol Findings (http://findings.org.uk) alert you to site updates and recent UK-relevant evaluation studies and reviews of drug/alcohol interventions. Findings is managed by DrugScope, Alcohol Concern and the National Addiction Centre and supported by Alcohol Research UK and the J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust. You have received this message via another mailing list. To receive these messages directly sign up at: http://findings.org.uk/index.php#signUp