title: An integrated relapse prevention and relationship safety intervention for women on methadone: testing short-term effects on intimate partner violence and substance use.
abstract: This study tests the feasibility, safety, and short-term preliminary effects of a relapse prevention and relationship safety (RPRS) intervention in reducing drug use and the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women on methadone. For this randomized controlled trial, 34 women who met IPV and drug use criteria were randomly assigned to either the RPRS condition (n = 16) or a one-session informational control (IC) condition (n = 18). RPRS participants were more likely than IC participants to report a decrease in minor physical or sexual IPV (OR = 7.1, p = .05), minor psychological IPV (OR = 5.3, p = .03) and severe psychological IPV (OR = 6.07, p = .03) at the 3-month follow-up. Data suggest that RPRS participants were also more likely than IC participants to report a decrease in any drug use at 3 months (OR = 3.3, p = .08). This study provides preliminary evidence that the RPRS intervention is effective in reducing IPV and drug use among women on methadone.
authors.affiliation: Social Intervention Group, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. lg123@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Louisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Bassel
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.forename: Elwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: Seana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golder
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seewald
authors.forename: Glorice
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012107:Research Design; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone