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Poster presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) annual meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 14-19, 2008.
Wayne H. Denton, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, TX Node), Paul A. Nakonezny, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, TX Node), Bryon H. Adinoff, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Veterans Affairs Medical Center, TX Node), Kathleen M. Carroll, PhD (Yale University School of Medicine, NE Node).
Relational discord has many associations with substance use disorders. No studies, however, have specifically examined the association of relational functioning at the conclusion of community treatment with substance-use following treatment. In the present analyses, the authors evaluated the association of relational discord at the conclusion of community treatment with days of substance use during the follow-up period in two independent samples. Participants in Study 1 were drawn from NIDA-CTN-0004 ("MET (Motivational Enhancement Treatment) to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcome in Subjects Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse"); those in Study 2 were drawn from NIDA-CTN-0005 ("MI (Motivational Interviewing) to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcome in Subjects Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse"). The analyses found that patients experiencing relational discord at the end of a 28-day treatment program had more days of substance use in the immediate period following discharge than partnered patients without dyadic discord. Additionally, the proportion of patients who could be classified as experiencing relational discord did not change during the 28-day treatment for either study. Relational discord at the end of substance abuse treatment is a risk factor for substance use after discharge and may warrant a referral to relational (couples) therapy. (Poster, PowerPoint slides, English, 2008)
 Keywords: Behavior therapy | College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) annual meeting, 2008 | Couples therapy | CTN platform/ancillary study | Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) | Motivational interviewing (MI) | Relational discord
Document No: 348
Submitted by Shinny Abraham, MHA, Texas Node Coordinator (4/1/2009) |
