Predicting Length of Stay in Long-Term Treatment for Chemically Dependent Females
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 26 (5) , 605-613
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089109058908
Abstract
Psychological and demographic variables were analyzed for 136 chemically dependent women treated in a residential therapeutic community. Cocaine users constituted 50% of the sample and were likely to drop out of treatment earlier (p less than .05). Of all the variables studied, only the Beck Depression Inventory scores were significantly higher for clients who terminated treatment prematurely compared to clients who completed treatment. The results point to the need for further research on the role of depression as a predictive factor of retention.Keywords
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