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Impact of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders on Retention in a Methadone Maintenance Program : An 18-Month Follow-Up Study
Astals Vizcaino, Mònica (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)
Díaz-Gete, Laura (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)
Domingo-Salvany, Antonia (Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques)
Martín-Santos Laffon, Rocío (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Bulbena Vilarrasa, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Torrens, Marta (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)

Date: 2009
Abstract: We assess the influence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on retention in 189 opioid dependent patients in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and determine the incidence of psychiatric co-morbidity during an 18-month follow-up period. About 68. 5 % were retained in the MMT. Neither co-occurring mental disorders (chi-square = 0. 303, df = 1, p = 0. 622) nor methadone doses [85 (88. 9) vs. 79. 2 (85) mg/day, p = 0. 672] were related to retention. In the follow-up period 19 new diagnoses were made, mainly major depression and antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders should be assessed during MMT follow-up.
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Language: Anglès
Document: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject: Drogoaddicció ; Aspectes psicològics ; Methadone ; Retention ; Co-occurring psychiatric disorders ; Incidence
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 6 (2009) , p. 2822-2832, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6112822
PMID: 20049227


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