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47 questions · 54 findings · 8 reviews · Drugs and Alcohol

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 24.1%Low 30 · 55.6%Moderate 8 · 14.8%High 3 · 5.6%

Mental health treatment court with assertive case management model vs treatment

Conviction for a new crime · drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems

Mental health treatment court with assertive case management model showed no clear difference in conviction for a new crime compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mental health treatment court with assertive case management model vs treatment

Re‐incarceration to jail · drug‐using offenders with co‐occurring mental health problems

Mental health treatment court with assertive case management model showed no clear difference in re‐incarceration to jail compared with treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interviewing vs treatment

Retention [ · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Motivational interviewing (MI) showed no clear difference in retention ‐ end of treatment compared with treatment (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Cognitive‐behavioural coping skills training (CBCST) vs Twelve Step Facilitation

Number of participants achieving 3 or more weeks of consecutive alcohol abstinence during treatment · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

It is very uncertain whether cognitive‐behavioural coping skills training (CBCST) changes number of participants achieving 3 or more weeks of consecutive… compared with twelve‐step facilitation (TSF) programme to reduce alcohol consumption (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) vs assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption

Retention [ · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Brief motivational interviewing (BMI) showed no clear difference in retention ‐ end of treatment compared with assessment‐only to reduce alcohol consumption (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Motivational interviewing intensive (MII) vs motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce alcohol consumption

Retention [ · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

Motivational interviewing intensive (MII) may leads to higher retention ‐ end of treatment compared with motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce alcohol consumption (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cognitive‐behavioural coping skills training (CBCST) vs Twelve Step Facilitation

Retention [ · concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

It is very uncertain whether cognitive‐behavioural coping skills training (CBCST) changes retention ‐ end of treatment compared with twelve‐step facilitation (TSF) programme to reduce alcohol consumption (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review