Psychological Test and Demographic Variables Associated with Retention of Narcotic Addicts in Treatment
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 12 (2-3) , 399-410
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826087709027230
Abstract
Age and race were not related to retention. The IQ of subjects retained longer were higher but the relationship was not significant. Legal pressure was clearly associated with longer retention as were higher scores on the Suitable for Treatment Scale. Legal pressure exerted its major influence early in treatment. Treatment center variables and patient variables probably interacted to determine retention.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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