title: Locus of control and initiation of detoxification among male methadone maintenance patients.
abstract: Two hypotheses were derived linking locus of control to voluntary, "completion of treatment" detoxification from methadone maintenance: (1) methadone maintenance patients with an internal locus of control will be more likely to indicate a willingness to begin detoxification, and (2) among patients indicating a willingness to begin, those with an internal locus of control would be more likely to actually begin. Subjects were 115 male methadone patients. A nonsignificant trend was found in support of the first hypothesis, while the second was reversed at a statistically significant level (r = -.30, p less than .012).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone