Treatment Engagement With Technology-assisted Treatment

Treatment Engagement With Technology-assisted Treatment

This research is being done to study whether using an Internet-based program, called the Therapeutic Education System (TES), would be helpful for the treatment of substance use and other psychiatric problems.

TES has been shown to be helpful as substance abuse treatment in certain groups of people, mainly in the outpatient setting by using interactive modules for education. This study will expose some participants to this program while participants are hospitalized on an inpatient unit, and give the participants access to it after participants are discharged from the hospital. Those participants will still receive treatment as usual, as will the control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of drug or alcohol problem, plus another psychiatric problem, such as depression or anxiety
• drug or alcohol use in the last 30 days
• proficiency in English
• able to consent to study
• willing to engage in outpatient treatment
• willing to allow study team to contact outpatient providers

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychotic symptoms, such as hearing voices
• involuntary admission