Anxiety and suicidal ideation predict successful completion of substance abuse treatment in a criminal justice sample.
The goal of this study was to identify predictors of successful substance abuse treatment in an out-patient clinic for individuals being monitored under community corrections supervision. Of the 615 participants, 117 (19%) successfully completed treatment. The results of a multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that successful treatment was associated with several baseline characteristics including: older age, White race, having greater than a high school education, lower level of care, meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder, reporting suicidal ideation, and not having a history of opioid use. The value of self-report of problems and its influence on treatment in the culture of the criminal justice population is discussed in this article.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
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Clark
Peter S
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Hendricks
Ashley
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Brown
Karen L
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Cropsey
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003416:Criminal Law; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult