TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on retention in a methadone maintenance program: An 18-month follow-up study
AU - Astals, Mònica
AU - Díaz, Laura
AU - Domingo-Salvany, Antònia
AU - Martín-Santos, Rocío
AU - Bulbena, Antoni
AU - Torrens, Marta
PY - 2009/11/1
Y1 - 2009/11/1
N2 - We assess the influence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on retention in 189 opioid dependent patients in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and determine the incidence of psychiatric co-morbidity during an 18-month follow-up period. About 68.5 % were retained in the MMT. Neither co-occurring mental disorders (chi-square = 0.303, df = 1, p = 0.622) nor methadone doses [85 (88.9) vs. 79.2 (85) mg/day, p = 0.672] were related to retention. In the follow-up period 19 new diagnoses were made, mainly major depression and antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders should be assessed during MMT follow-up. © 2009 by the authors.
AB - We assess the influence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on retention in 189 opioid dependent patients in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and determine the incidence of psychiatric co-morbidity during an 18-month follow-up period. About 68.5 % were retained in the MMT. Neither co-occurring mental disorders (chi-square = 0.303, df = 1, p = 0.622) nor methadone doses [85 (88.9) vs. 79.2 (85) mg/day, p = 0.672] were related to retention. In the follow-up period 19 new diagnoses were made, mainly major depression and antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders should be assessed during MMT follow-up. © 2009 by the authors.
KW - Co-occurring psychiatric disorders
KW - Incidence
KW - Methadone
KW - Retention
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph6112822
DO - 10.3390/ijerph6112822
M3 - Article
SN - 1660-4601
VL - 6
SP - 2822
EP - 2832
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 11
ER -