THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADDICTION SEVERITY AND TREATMENT OUTCOME IN A HEROIN DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM.
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Title
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADDICTION SEVERITY AND TREATMENT OUTCOME IN A HEROIN DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM.
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Identifier
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AAI8423090
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identifier
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8423090
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Creator
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MAYNARD, EDWARD SAMUEL.
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Contributor
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Anderson J. Franklin
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Date
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1984
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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Thirty male drug addicts who presented themselves at a drug rehabilitation center in New York City were tested using the Addiction Severity Index in order to determine successful completion of the orientation phase of the treatment program. The results were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney Test and the Wilkes-lambda and univariate F-ratios of the ASI on discriminate functions. There were no significant differences between those who left the program and those who remained. The ASI was unable to predict which of the subjects would complete the orientation phase. Four factors appear to account for the failure of the ASI to prognosticate: First, the ASI had been standardized on an inpatient, veteran population while the group studied was an outpatient, non-veteran population. Second, the ASI does not tap the patient's perception of the program's ability to help him. Third, the instrument attempts to measure pathology and ignores the strengths which the individual brings into the treatment situation. Fourth, the ASI does not measure the motivation of the patient to be free of drugs.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
