Differential effects of treatment modality on psychosocial functioning of cocaine-dependent men

✍ Scribed by Nagalakshmi D. Kasarabada; M. Douglas Anglin; Elena Khalsa-Denison; Alfonso Paredes

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 111 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199902)55:2<257::aid-jclp13>3.0.co;2-x

✦ Synopsis

Changes in psychosocial functioning, including depression, anxiety, somatization, obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, confidence in the ability to resist taking drugs in different situations, and social adjustment are examined for male veterans entering treatment for cocaine dependence. The sample was comprised of African Americans (66%), Hispanics (8%), and Whites (26%) with a mean age of 35 years at intake. Participants were assessed at the end of 1 year and 2 years; during the follow-up period, participants utilized different combinations of treatment modalities. Paired t-tests showed significant improvement between intake and follow-up, both at the end of 1 year and 2 years, on the Beck Depression Inventory, on the depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsiveness, and interpersonal sensitivity scores of the Symptom Check List (SCL-58), and in