Prevalence and diagnostic reliability of methadone maintenance detoxification fear.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The authors identified a pathological fear of methadone detoxification in 22%, 25%, and 32% of random samples of patients in three disparate methadone maintenance programs. Patients with a pathological fear of detoxification had higher scores on the Detoxification Fear Survey Schedule, had longer histories of addiction, had been addicted for a larger percent of their life spans, and were older than patients without this fear. A greater proportion of the female patients had this fear, and a greater proportion of the patients with this fear had drug-free urinalyses. The authors recommend the use of the Detoxification Fear Survey Schedule as well as intervention to help rehabilitated opioid addicts initiate and complete detoxification.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Milby, JB; Gurwitch, RH; Wiebe, DJ; Ling, W; McLellan, AT; Woody, GE
Published Date
- June 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 143 / 6
Start / End Page
- 739 - 743
PubMed ID
- 3717396
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-953X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1176/ajp.143.6.739
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States