title: Early treatment time course of depressive symptoms in opiate addicts.
abstract: Self-reported depressive symptoms of opiate addicts were assessed at admission to a methadone treatment program and weekly during the first 4 treatment weeks using the Beck Depression Inventory. A significant decline in scores was found to occur with the first follow-up evaluation done 7 days after admission, with scores remaining stable over subsequent weeks. The study suggests that a more accurate assessment of psychiatric symptoms may be obtained by waiting 1 to 2 weeks after treatment entry as compared with admission assessments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Strain
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stitzer
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bigelow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone