Achieving a 15% Relapse Rate: A Review of Collegiate Recovery and Physician Health Programs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Abstract

Evidence from physician health programs (PHPs) suggest that long-term continuums of step-down care are effective at achieving at or near a 15% relapse rate. Parallel to the PHP model, evidence from collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) cite a relapse rate from year to year of 8%. The CRP and PHP models involve long-term, comprehensive components of care and ancillary services oriented toward highly transformative abstinence-based recovery. This article identifies factors between the two models that facilitate recovery and discusses the implications for future research.

Journal Title

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Journal ISSN

0734-7324,1544-4538

Volume

37

Issue

1

First Page

109

Last Page

122

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/07347324.2018.1424595

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