Gabriela Novotna

Institutionalization of Integrated Treatment for Concurrent Disorders: a Case Study Gabriela Novotna

This innovative approach to institutional change in contested terrain of addiction services provides unique insights into processes by which organizations adapt to their wider social environments. Although presented in the context of the Ontario health care system, the issues discussed are also of immediate broader relevance across jurisdictions and service user groups. The high level of provided contextual material offers remarkably rich information on the ways new treatment approaches become part of institutionalized practices.