Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics

López-Goñi, José Javier; Fernández-Montalvo, Javier; Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso

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Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics

dc.contributor.author	López-Goñi, José Javier
dc.contributor.author	Fernández-Montalvo, Javier
dc.contributor.author	Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso
dc.contributor.department	Psicología y Pedagogía	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Psikologia eta Pedagogia	eu
dc.contributor.funder	Gobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua	es
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-19T17:45:56Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-19T17:45:56Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	This study explored the characteristics associated with treatment dropout in substance dependence patients. A sample of 122 addicted patients (84 treatment completers and 38 treatment dropouts) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed to collect information on socio-demographic, consumption (assessed by EuropAsi), psychopathological (assessed by SCL-90-R) and personality variables (assessed by MCMI-II). Completers and dropouts were compared on all studied variables. According to the results, dropouts scored significantly higher on the EuropAsi variables measuring employment/support, alcohol consumption and family/social problems, as well as on the schizotypal scale of MCMI-II. Because most of significant differences were found in EuropAsi variables, three clusters analyses (2, 3 and 4 groups) based on EuropAsi mean scores were carried out to determine clinically relevant information predicting dropout. The most relevant results were obtained when four groups were used. Comparisons between the four groups derived from cluster analysis showed statistically significant differences in the rate of dropout, with one group exhibiting the highest dropout rate. The distinctive characteristics of the group with highest dropout rate included the presence of an increased labour problem combined with high alcohol consumption. Furthermore, this group had the highest scores on three scales of the MCMI-II: phobic, dependent and schizotypal. The implications of these results for further research and clinical practice are discussed.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	This study was supported by a grant (code 2/2006) from the Health Department of the Navarre Government (Spain).	en
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dc.identifier.citation	López‐Goñi, J. J., Fernández‐Montalvo, J. and Arteaga, A. (2012), Addiction Treatment Dropout: Exploring Patients’ Characteristics. The American Journal on Addictions, 21: 78-85. doi:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00188.x	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00188.x
dc.identifier.issn	1055-0496 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn	1521-0391 (Electronic)
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/28372
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Wiley	en
dc.relation.ispartof	The American Journal on Addictions, (2012) 21(1), 78-85	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00188.x
dc.rights	© American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry	en
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Drug addiction	en
dc.subject	Assessment	en
dc.subject	Treatment completion	en
dc.subject	Dropout	en
dc.subject	Predictors	en
dc.title	Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics	en
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