Identification of Dropouts at the Initial Stage of Drug Abuse Treatment

1975 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 945-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Ungerer ◽  
Robert J. Harford ◽  
Randall S. Coloni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abuse Treatment ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Level Of Aspiration

32 applicants to the Drug Dependence Unit of the Connecticut Mental Health Center were administered Level of Aspiration Board Tasks. The results indicated that, relative to applicants (12 males, 4 females) who actually entered treatment programs, applicants (14 males, 2 females) who failed to enter were significantly less realistic and less cautious in terms of their achievement aspiration.

Audio-computerized self-interviewing versus face-to-face interviewing for research data collection at drug abuse treatment programs

Addiction ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 99 (7) ◽  
pp. 885-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa E. Perlis ◽  
Don C. Des Jarlais ◽  
Samuel R. Friedman ◽  
Kamyar Arasteh ◽  
Charles F. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abuse Treatment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Abuse Treatment

Sex-Role Attitudes of Drug Abuse Treatment Counselors

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Schor
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abuse Treatment ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Male Clients ◽  
Free Treatment ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Drug Free

This study examined the sex-role attitude of the drug abuse treatment counselor as a function of the sex of the counselor, the sex of the client, and the treatment approach (drug free versus methadone maintenance). Two versions of a stimulus vignette depicting a typical client, identical except for the sex of the client, were developed. Counselors rated this hypothetical client on an author developed Attitude Toward Addiction Scale. Findings indicated that: 1) male counselors viewed clients of both sexes more negatively than did female counselors; 2) male clients were viewed more negatively than female clients by counselors of both sexes; 3) counselors in drug free treatment programs viewed clients more negatively than did counselors in methadone maintenance programs; and 4) counselors with less education had more negative attitudes.

Identifying Probationers with Adhd-Related Behaviors in a Drug Abuse Treatment Setting

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID B. BAKER ◽  
KEVIN KNIGHT ◽  
D. DWAYNE SIMPSON
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Treatment Setting ◽  
Drug Abuse Treatment ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Family Mental Health ◽  
Abuse Treatment

Increasing recognition is being given to the manifestations of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. Prospective studies have indicated that many children diagnosed with ADHD continue to have symptoms of the disorder. These often are associated with antisocial behaviors, suggesting that ADHD may be an undetected and untreated root cause of these behaviors. In the present study, indicators of ADHD were examined in a population of probationers in a court-referred drug abuse treatment setting. The results showed that 31% had symptoms indicative of ADHD and that these symptoms were associated with self-reported measures of arrest history, aggressive behavior, drug use, family atmosphere, and family mental health.

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