Erschienen in:
09.11.2015
Predicting Outcome in Public Addiction Services Using Data Collected During Routinely Assessment Procedures
verfasst von:
Pierpaolo Congia, Maria Germana Orrù, Mercedes Masia, Elisabetta Muscas, Sebastiana Manca
Erschienen in:
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
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Ausgabe 4/2016
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Abstract
The study examined the ability of several baseline variables to predict retention and treatment outcome in a cohort study that included 137 participants with heroin and cocaine addiction attending a public addiction service in Italy. Predictors included past drug use, intravenous use, initial urine drug screen results, cocaine and heroin craving and self-reported psychiatric symptoms. Severe depression and, in a lesser extent, anxiety symptoms, predicted lower retention. Only intravenous use was a significant predictor of cocaine use in the whole sample. Positive urine for cocaine and intravenous use predicted worse outcome among heroin addicts. Three Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) scales scores were associated with lower cocaine and heroin use. Multiple logistic regression showed that cocaine positivity and more structured psychosocial treatment predicted successful outcome. Results highlight the prognostic value of carefully assessing patterns of cocaine use and co-use, routes of administration and psychiatric symptoms at the beginning of treatment, especially in heroin addicts.