Factors associated with attrition in substance using patients enrolled in an intensive outpatient program.

CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Overall, findings from this pilot study suggest high levels of self-reported executive dysfunction, but EF's predictive association with drop-out was limited. Measures of addiction severity were more strongly associated with attrition, suggesting potential utility of brief motivational interventions prior to commencing an IOP may improve retention. Further investigations with larger and more diverse samples are warranted. (Am J Addict 2017;XX:1-8).
PMID: 28921780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal on Addictions - September 18, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Mckowen J, Carrellas N, Zulauf C, Ward EN, Fried R, Wilens T Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research