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Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Decision Sciences Institute

OUR MISSION

The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was created in May 1999 as a PIRE Center. The Center seeks to advance clinical research and clinical policy in the mental health and addiction field through the use of empirical studies. In addition to research studies, the Center provides direct services to organizations to bring this research to practice.

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PROFILE

Researchers at DSI participated in some of the early landmark studies on less intensive treatment modalities for alcoholics. Dr. Stout, the Center Director of DSI, led the data analysis team for the NIAAA-funded Project MATCH, one of the largest randomized alcohol treatment studies ever conducted. Project MATCH demonstrated that low-cost treatment modalities such as Motivational Enhancement Treatment and Twelve-Step Facilitation treatment are highly viable alternatives to costlier clinical models. DSI researchers are also examining treatment policy...(Continued)