Self-help group attendance and participation among cocaine dependent patients

The authors examined frequency and patterns of self-help group attendance and active participation over a 6-month period among 411 patients receiving treatment in the NIDA Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. Nearly two-thirds of patients attended at least one self-help group, and nearly all of th...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2000-08, Vol.60 (2), p.169-177
Main Authors: Weiss, Roger D, Griffin, Margaret L, Gallop, Robert, Onken, Lisa S, Gastfriend, David R, Daley, Dennis, Crits-Christoph, Paul, Bishop, Sarah, Barber, Jacques P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcoholics Anonymous
Analysis of Variance
Attendance
Biological and medical sciences
Chi-Square Distribution
Cluster Analysis
Cocaine
Cocaine-Related Disorders - psychology
Cocaine-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Drug abuse
Drug dependency
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Participation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Help Groups
Self-Help Groups - statistics & numerical data
Selfhelp groups
Substance Abuse
Treatment
Treatment Programs
Treatments
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Summary:The authors examined frequency and patterns of self-help group attendance and active participation over a 6-month period among 411 patients receiving treatment in the NIDA Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. Nearly two-thirds of patients attended at least one self-help group, and nearly all of these actively participated. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings were attended most frequently. Statistical analyses included chi square, one-way analyses of variance, and cluster techniques. While patterns of attendance were relatively consistent over time, findings suggest that a treatment emphasizing the importance of self-help groups is likely to encourage more self-help group attendance and participation over time.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00154-4