Author | Ball, John C. author |
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Title | The Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment [electronic resource] : Patients, Programs, Services, and Outcome / by John C. Ball, Alan Ross |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1991 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9089-3 |
Descript | XIV, 283 p. online resource |
1 Status of Methadone Maintenance Treatment and Research in the United States -- Current Status of Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- The AIDS Era -- Prior Research and Treatment Evaluation of Methadone Maintenance -- The โBlack Boxโ of Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- Four-Domain Schema for Treatment Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Research Plan and Data Collection Procedure at the Programs -- Objective of the Study -- Development of the Research Design -- Data Collection at the Programs -- Collecting Treatment Domain and Output Data in 1985 -- Patient Interviews in 1985 and 1986 -- Treatment Domain Data Collection in 1986 -- Record Data Collection and Assessment in 1986 -- Other Sources of Data -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Pretreatment Characteristics of 617 Male Methadone Maintenance Patients -- Characteristics of the Addict Patients -- Commonality Among the Addict Patients -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Candid Descriptions of the Six Programs -- On-Site Data Collection During 3 Years -- The Six Programs -- Discussion -- References -- 5 Treatment Domain -- Elements of the Treatment Domain -- Measurement of the Treatment Domain -- Additional Areas of Measurement -- Conclusion -- 6 Treatment and Rehabilitation Provided to Patients at the Six Programs in 1985 & 1986 -- Measurement of Services Provided -- Daily Hours of Operation -- Methadone Dispensing Practices at the Six Programs -- Urinalysis -- Counseling Services -- Medical Services -- Year to Year Change in the Provision of Treatment Services -- Overview of Measurement and Assessment -- Conclusion -- 7 Reduction in Drug Abuse During Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- Issues and Plan of Analysis -- Pretreatment Drug Abuse Prevalence -- Reduction in Drug Abuse During Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- Differences Among the Six Programs in Reducing IV Drug Use -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Follow-up Study of 105 Patients Who Left Treatment -- Rates of Retention in Treatment -- Follow-up of Patients Who Left Treatment -- Relapse to IV Drug Use After Treatment -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Prevalence and Change in Psychiatric Symptomatology Among Methadone Maintenance Patients -- Lifetime Prevalence of Psychiatric Symptoms -- Recent Psychiatric Symptoms -- Psychiatric Severity Composite Scores by Time in Treatment -- Discussion -- References -- 10 Reduction of Crime Through Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- Measurement of Crime Among Heroin Addicts -- Pretreatment Criminality of Addict Patients -- Reduction in Crime During Methadone Maintenance Treatment -- Discussion -- References -- 11 Treatment Success: Association With Patient Baseline, Program Elements, and In-treatment Process -- Research Questions Addressed -- The Data -- Patient Groups -- Statistical Procedures -- Findings: Outcomes and Independent Variables -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 12 Summation of Findings and Conclusion -- Obtaining Comprehensive Program Data -- Interviewing Patients at the Six Programs -- Candid Program Descriptions -- Treatment Domain -- Treatment Provided -- Determination of Effectiveness -- Reduction in Crime -- Multivariate Analysis -- Local Environment and City -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: 89 Measures of the Treatment Domain -- Appendix C: Further Analysis with Regard to Chapter 11