related to motivation at all. Compared with participants receiving only relationship pressure, those receiving only institutional pressure had lower alcohol, drug, family, psychiatric, and medical severity. When controlling for problem severity, baseline pressure was not associated with 12-month outcomes. Correlates of pressure from institutions for individuals to enter treatment differ from those associated with pressure from personal relationships to enter treatment. Schaub, M; Aimed to identify Participants were treated Interviewed at intake on Predictors of substance abuse treatment retention are quite Stevens, A; Haug, such predictors in in one of 65 institutions in substance use, crimes similar across both QCT and voluntary treatments. Perceived S; B, Daniele; Quasi Compulsory 5 European countries. committed, perceived medical pressure is of higher relevance than the often-believed Hunt, Neil; Kerschl, Treatment (QCT) and 430 QCT and 415 pressure for treatment, legal pressure for treatment retention in QCT. Viktoria; voluntary treatment voluntary treatment efficacy. McSweeney, T; participants. Higher perceived medical pressure resulted in higher treatment Oeuvray, K; European Addiction Severity retention rates only for participants in QCT. There was a higher Puppo, I; Maria, Index and proportion of male participants in the QCT group (86.1%) than Alberto S; Trinkl, B; Questionnaire in the voluntary group (77.4%, p=.01, effect size w=0.11). Werdenich, W; (RCQ) Furthermore, the QCT and voluntary groups differed in terms of Uchtenhagen, the number of years of school education, with a higher A.(2011) educational level in the voluntary group (10.1 years, QCT group 9.6 years, p=.01, d=0.21). European A higher number of working days in the previous month was positively associated with treatment retention, while use of heroin, crack, and multiple drugs, psychiatric problems in the previous month, and lifetime depression were negatively associated with treatment retention.
related to motivation at all. Compared with participants receiving only relationship pressure, those receiving only institutional pressure had lower alcohol, drug, family, psychiatric, and medical severity. When controlling for problem severity, baseline pressure was not associated with 12-month outcomes. Correlates of pressure from institutions for individuals to enter treatment differ from those associated with pressure from personal relationships to enter treatment. Schaub, M; Stevens, A; Haug, S; B, Daniele; Hunt, Neil; Kerschl, Viktoria; McSweeney, T; Oeuvray, K; Puppo, I; Maria, Alberto S; Trinkl, B; Werdenich, W; Uchtenhagen, A.(2011) European Aimed to identify such predictors in Quasi Compulsory Treatment (QCT) and voluntary treatment Participants were treated in one of 65 institutions in 5 European countries. 430 QCT and 415 voluntary treatment participants. Interviewed at intake on substance use, crimes committed, perceived pressure for treatment, European Addiction Severity Index and Questionnaire (RCQ) Predictors of substance abuse treatment retention are quite similar across both QCT and voluntary treatments. Perceived medical pressure is of higher relevance than the often-believed legal pressure for treatment retention in QCT. Higher perceived medical pressure resulted in higher treatment retention rates only for participants in QCT. There was a higher proportion of male participants in the QCT group (86.1%) than in the voluntary group (77.4%, p=.01, effect size w=0.11). Furthermore, the QCT and voluntary groups differed in terms of the number of years of school education, with a higher educational level in the voluntary group (10.1 years, QCT group 9.6 years, p=.01, d=0.21). A higher number of working days in the previous month was positively associated with treatment retention, while use of heroin, crack, and multiple drugs, psychiatric problems in the previous month, and lifetime depression were negatively associated with treatment retention. efficacy.