Recognition and Management of Depression in a Substance Use Disorder Treatment Population

This study examines the association between depressive symptomatology and return to substance use among a sample of 126 veterans consecutively admitted to treatment at a VA intensive outpatient program for substance use disorders. Controlling for numerous demographic and health-related covariates, d...

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Published in:The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse 2007-01, Vol.33 (4), p.563-569
Main Authors: Curran, G. M., Booth, B. M., Kirchner, J. E., Deneke, D. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Ambulatory Care
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical outcomes
Comorbidity
Demographics
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - drug therapy
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Prognosis
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Psychoanalysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Secondary Prevention
Severity of Illness Index
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - methods
substance use disorders
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Toxicology
Treatment
Treatment Outcome
United States - epidemiology
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
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Summary:This study examines the association between depressive symptomatology and return to substance use among a sample of 126 veterans consecutively admitted to treatment at a VA intensive outpatient program for substance use disorders. Controlling for numerous demographic and health-related covariates, depressive symptomatology measured at treatment exit with a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was significantly predictive of substance use at three-months post-treatment (p < .05). Analysis with a recoded BDI showed that the moderately-to-severely symptomatic (BDI = 20+) were 4.1 times more likely to have returned to substance use than those with a BDI score of under 20.
ISSN:0095-2990
1097-9891
DOI:10.1080/00952990701407496