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... Compton said that he is struck by the fact that measuring recovery seems more applicable to a treatment context than to a cross-sectional population survey context. In particular, he commented that he is not sure how measuring recovery could fit in the framework of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
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From page 82...
... The discussion of the quality-of-life measures was interesting, he noted, and measures of that type could also be asked in a cross-sectional population survey. Compton said that he was intrigued by the positive mental health concept proposed by Corey Keyes (see Chapter 5)
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From page 83...
... Furthermore, the data can be used to conduct subgroup analyses, such as by cohort, race, ethnicity, income, and education, which may not be possible with smaller, more targeted studies. Finally, using national data may make it possible to have consistent comparisons across conditions, even across different mental health conditions, across different substance use conditions, or across mental health and substance use conditions, as well as conditions in other areas.
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From page 84...
... For example, items such as empowerment, mental health recovery, and proactive coping, may really only be appropriate for people with an identified mental health condition because it has to do with their current position relative to that disorder. Glied asked whether, if that is the case, a national population survey is the right vehicle for detailed, specific questions.
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From page 85...
... Dean Kilpatrick (Medical University of South Carolina) reminded the group that SAMHSA's overall goal is to expand the collection of behavioral health data in several areas that include, in addition to recovery, specific mental illness diagnoses with functional impairment, serious emotional disturbance in children, and trauma.
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From page 86...
... He commented that it was good to learn that measuring recovery from substance use and mental disorder is a task that can be accomplished in some form. It is also useful to understand that most of the data that now exist on recovery are from specific populations and subgroups, and there are no nationally representative data from the general population that address the goals that SAMHSA has set forth for this effort.
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