title: Childhood abuse as a factor in attrition from drug rehabilitation.
abstract: The following factors were examined as possible influences of clients' attrition from inpatient and outpatient drug-rehabilitation programs: depression (Center of Epidemiological Studies-Depression test), attributional style (Attributional Style Questionnaire), primary drug of choice, family incidence of substance abuse, and history of childhood physical abuse. A step-wise regression analysis indicated that a history of childhood abuse was a statistically reliable predictor of program noncompletion for 92 substance abusers who entered a drug-rehabilitation program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, 71209, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome