A pilot study comparing severely and persistently mentally ill opiate-addicted patients in dual-diagnosis treatment with patients in methadone maintenance

The authors describe a severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) opiate-addicted (OA) patient sample (n = 43) in a dual-diagnosis outpatient treatment program by demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics and compare these with other dually diagnosed SPMI patients in the same treatment...

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Published in:The American journal on addictions 1998, Vol.7 (4), p.288
Main Authors: Jaffe, C, Comtois, K A, Calsyn, D A, Saxon, A J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Comorbidity
Demography
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - complications
Methadone - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Narcotics - therapeutic use
Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology
Pilot Projects
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The authors describe a severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) opiate-addicted (OA) patient sample (n = 43) in a dual-diagnosis outpatient treatment program by demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics and compare these with other dually diagnosed SPMI patients in the same treatment center (n = 297). Also, those SPMI/OA patients with physiological dependence (n = 20) were compared with a matched sample of OA patients in traditional methadone maintenance (n = 20). The authors then present a clinical evaluation of treatment course and outcome for the SPMI/OA patients (n = 43) and discuss implications from these pilot data.
ISSN:1055-0496
1521-0391
DOI:10.1111/j.1521-0391.1998.tb00348.x