title: Pretreatment attrition from couple therapy for male drug abusers.
abstract: This study tracked pretreatment attrition of 120 callers, 84 of whom were potentially eligible for outpatient couple treatment for male drug abuse. Demographic, significant other, substance use, and access related variables were examined as predictors of intake and treatment entry. Results were similar to other findings regarding variables associated with initiation of individual substance use treatment, and 29% of eligible callers entered treatment. Men whose partners did not use substances or who used in moderation were more likely to attend the intake session, and couples who received referrals were more likely to enter treatment than those who responded to a newspaper advertisement.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8085, USA. skelly@rci.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Shalonda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Barbara S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: McCrady
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*