A Path Analysis of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Predictors of Treatment Response in a Methadone Maintenance Program
Avants S, Margolin A, McKee S. A Path Analysis of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Predictors of Treatment Response in a Methadone Maintenance Program. Journal Of Substance Abuse 2000, 11: 215-230. PMID: 11026121, DOI: 10.1016/s0899-3289(00)00022-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance programMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentPre-treatment severityTreatment responseStructural equation modelingCocaine useUrine toxicology screenOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid-dependent individualsPsychosocial group interventionBehavioral predictorsIllicit drug useToxicology screenHeroin useIntake assessmentDrug useIllicit opiatesGroup interventionNegative affectSelf-schemaAbstinenceStrongest predictorMethadoneEquation modeling