Conference paper

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTCOME OF DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT

Mirjana Delic ; University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia
Peter Pregelj ; University Psychiatric Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Slovenia

Abstract

Despite different treatment approaches many patients with drug addiction continue to use drugs during and after treatment.
Approximately 50 percent of the patients in substance abuse treatment do not complete the first month of treatment ,and this is
associated with poor outcome. Attempts have been made to improve outcomes of addiction treatment by addressing patient
characteristics that predict continued drug use. Appropriate instruments have been developed in order to facilitate assessment and
outcome research. It could be concluded that different psychosocial factors could serve as a predictor of drug addiction treatment
outcome. However the interplay of these factors is still poorly understood and further research is needed

Keywords

drug addiction; treatment outcome; substitution therapy; drug abuse

Hrčak ID:

266704

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/266704

Publication date:

26.8.2013.

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