Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2822-2832 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2009 |
Keywords
- Co-occurring psychiatric disorders
- Incidence
- Methadone
- Retention