%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders on Retention in a Methadone Maintenance Program: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study
%A M¨°nica Astals
%A Laura D¨ªaz
%A Ant¨°nia Domingo-Salvany
%A Roc¨ªo Mart¨ªn-Santos
%A Antoni Bulbena
%A Marta Torrens
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2009
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph6112822
%X We assess the influence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders on retention in 189 opioid dependent patients in a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) and determine the incidence of psychiatric co-morbidity during an 18-month follow-up period. About 68.5 % were retained in the MMT. Neither co-occurring mental disorders (chi-square = 0.303, df = 1, p = 0.622) nor methadone doses [85 (88.9) vs. 79.2 (85) mg/day, p = 0.672] were related to retention. In the follow-up period 19 new diagnoses were made, mainly major depression and antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders should be assessed during MMT follow-up.
%K methadone
%K retention
%K co-occurring psychiatric disorders
%K incidence
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/11/2822