title: Client education levels and the effectiveness of node-link maps.
abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mapping-enhanced counseling with less educated methadone clients (i.e., clients with no high school diploma or GED). Results indicated that less educated clients exposed to node-link maps during treatment showed better 12-month follow-up outcomes than similar clients exposed to standard methods of counseling. Less educated mapping clients were less likely than their standard counterparts to have used drugs and to have engaged in criminal activities in the 6 months before the follow-up interview.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth 76129, USA.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pitre
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Dansereau
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine; D013664:Teaching Materials; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome