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- Title
Depressive symptomatology and early attrition from intensive outpatient substance use treatment.
- Authors
Curran, Geoffrey M.; Kirchner, JoAnn E.; Worley, Mark; Rookey, Craig; Booth, Brenda M.
- Abstract
This study examines the relationship between depressive symptoms and attrition from outpatient treatment in a Veterans Affairs facility that had recently moved to intensive outpatient-only treatment for substance abuse. This article focuses on 126 consecutively admitted patients who were enrolled on their last day of a 3- to 4-day outpatient detoxification. Results indicate that severe depressive symptomatology presenting at treatment entry is a significant risk factor for early attrition from intensive outpatient substance use treatment but not later attrition. These data indicate that retention efforts should be directed toward the assessment and management of depressive symptoms early in the treatment process, with interventions targeted to those who report severe symptomatology. The results also indicate that future research should focus on potential distinguishing characteristics between early and later attrition.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MENTAL depression; OUTPATIENT services in veterans' hospitals; SUBSTANCE abuse; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SUBSTANCE abuse &; psychology; COMPARATIVE studies; DUAL diagnosis; PATIENT aftercare; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL care research; MEDICAL cooperation; MENTAL health services; RESEARCH; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; VETERANS' hospitals; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; EVALUATION research; PATIENT dropouts; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2002, Vol 29, Issue 2, p138
- ISSN
1094-3412
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1097/00075484-200205000-00004