Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence

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Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence

Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 25

Patricia Anne Fazzone, R.N., D.N.Sc., M.P.H., C.S.

John Kingsley Holton, Ph.D.

Beth Glover Reed, Ph.D.

Consensus Panel Co-Chairs

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

Rockwall II, 5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 97-3163

Printed 1997

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This publication is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant technical assistance program.

All material appearing in this volume except that taken directly from copyrighted sources is in the public domain and

may be reproduced or copied without permission from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) or the authors. Citation of the source is

appreciated.

This publication was written under contract number ADM 270-95-0013. Sandra Clunies, M.S., I.C.A.D.C., served as

the CSAT Government project officer. Writers were Paddy Cook, Constance Grant Gartner, M.S.W., Lise Markl,

Randi Henderson, Margaret K. Brooks, Esq., Donald Wesson, M.D., Mary Lou Dogoloff, Virginia Vitzthum, and

Elizabeth Hayes. Special thanks go to Daniel Vinson, M.D., M.S.H.P., Mim J. Landry, Mary Smolenski, C.R.N.P.,

Ed.D., MaryLou Leonard, Pamela Nicholson, Annie Thornton, Jack Rhode, Cecil Gross, Niyati Pandya, and Wendy

Carter for their considerable contributions to this document.

The opinions expressed herein are the views of the Consensus Panel members and do not reflect the official position

of CSAT, SAMHSA, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). No official support or

endorsement of CSAT, SAMHSA, or DHHS for these opinions or for particular instruments or software that may be

described in this document is intended or should be inferred. The guidelines in this document should not be considered

substitutes for individualized patient care and treatment decisions.

What Is a TIP.

Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse, provided as

a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

(CSAT). CSAT's Office of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis draws on the experience and knowledge of

clinical, research, and administrative experts to produce the TIPs, which are distributed to a growing number of

TIP 25: Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence

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