2011
Personality Disorders and Retention in a Therapeutic Community for Substance Dependence
Samuel DB, LaPaglia DM, Maccarelli LM, Moore BA, Ball SA. Personality Disorders and Retention in a Therapeutic Community for Substance Dependence. American Journal On Addictions 2011, 20: 555-562. PMID: 21999502, PMCID: PMC3856923, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00174.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisocial personality disorderProgram retentionEarly attritionPersonality disorderSubstance use disordersTherapeutic community treatmentPersonality disorder diagnosisSuccessful treatmentTreatment completionRisk individualsTreatment retentionUse disordersCommunity treatmentSurvival analysisPromising interventionSubstance dependenceTC outcomesPremature attritionDisorder diagnosisEarly assessmentTC treatmentDisordersTreatmentTherapeutic communityOutcomes
2005
Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation
Ball SA, Carroll KM, Canning-Ball M, Rounsaville BJ. Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation. Addictive Behaviors 2005, 31: 320-330. PMID: 15964152, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbuse treatmentMaladaptive personality functioningSelf-reported assessment dataSubstance abuse treatmentDrug abuse treatmentPersonality functioningClient motivationSubjective reasonsParticipants' symptomsSubstance abuseDropout risk factorsPrevious researchClient's perspectiveMotivationProgram staffOutpatient treatmentEarly attritionAssessment dataDropoutRisk factorsPersonalityFunctioningReengagementSymptomsAbuse