Does integrated trauma-informed substance abuse treatment increase treatment retention?

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 845-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hortensia Amaro ◽  
Miriam Chernoff ◽  
Vivian Brown ◽  
Sandra Arévalo ◽  
Margaret Gatz
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Treatment Retention ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Abuse Treatment

scholarly journals Examining the effect of the Life Enhancement Treatment for Substance Use (LETS ACT) on residential substance abuse treatment retention

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 615-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica F. Magidson ◽  
Stephanie M. Gorka ◽  
Laura MacPherson ◽  
Derek R. Hopko ◽  
Carlos Blanco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Treatment Retention ◽  
Life Enhancement ◽  
Abuse Treatment

scholarly journals A study of psychological pain in substance use disorder and its relationship to treatment outcome

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Mee ◽  
Blynn G Bunney ◽  
Ken Fujimoto ◽  
John Penner ◽  
Garrett Seward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Treatment Retention ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Psychological Pain ◽  
Pain Group ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Abuse Treatment

ABSTRACTSubstance Use Disorder (SUD) is a major public health concern affecting an estimated 22.5 million individuals in the United States. The primary aim of this study was to characterize psychological pain in a cohort of patients participating in outpatient substance abuse treatment. A secondary aim was to determine the relationships between pre-treatment assessments of psychological pain, depression, anxiety and hopelessness with treatment retention time and completion rates. Data was analyzed from 289 patients enrolled in an outpatient community drug treatment clinic that provides mental healthcare to the underserved. A previously determined threshold score on the Mee-Bunney Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (MBP) was utilized to group patients into high and low-moderate scoring subgroups. The higher pain group reported increased levels of anxiety, hopelessness and depression compared to those in the low-moderate pain group. Additionally, patients scoring in the higher psychological pain group exhibited reduced retention times in treatment and more than two-fold increased odds of dropout relative to patients with lower pre-treatment levels of psychological pain. Among all assessments, the correlation between psychological pain and treatment retention time was strongest. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that psychological pain is an important construct that correlates with relevant clinical outcomes in substance abuse treatment. Further, pre-treatment screening for psychological pain may be of benefit in identifying higher-risk patients in need of targeted additional clinical resources to improve treatment retention and completion rates.

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