It is a unidimensional (global) measure of social and psychiatric functioning.
Few investigators have evaluated the interactions between individual differences, such as gender and psychiatric function, and exposure to neurotoxicants.
Secondary outcome measures focus on everyday social and psychiatric functioning, additional measures of anxiety and fear, depression, health-related quality of life and treatment cost.
Other factors were omitted entirely due to limited data availability, including psychiatric functioning or severity, the use of seclusion or restraint and psychopharmacological medication.
A semistructured clinician-rated assessment of everyday social and psychiatric functioning will be conducted, which is designed to assess independence, leisure, interpersonal problems, employment and social relationships.
A study [ 5] found that patients with positive perceptions of methadone on craving management showed better psychiatric functioning and stayed longer in treatment.
The effects of sex on treatment response have not been thoroughly studied; however, some sex differences in psychosocial, cognitive, and psychiatric functioning have been noted and may influence response to treatment.
A shared program goal of all services is to assist persons with a SMI to integrate into the community by maintaining or improving a person's psychiatric functioning, independent living skills, and housing stability.
