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. 2011 Mar-Apr;20(2):137-42.
doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00109.x. Epub 2010 Dec 28.

Conventional and unconventional treatments for stress among methadone-maintained patients: treatment willingness and perceived efficacy

Declan T Barry  1 , Mark Beitel, Timothy Breuer, Christopher J Cutter, Jonathan Savant, Richard S Schottenfeld, Bruce J Rounsaville
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Conventional and unconventional treatments for stress among methadone-maintained patients: treatment willingness and perceived efficacy

Declan T Barry et al. Am J Addict. 2011 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We surveyed 150 methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program patients about willingness to use, and perceived efficacy of, conventional and unconventional nonpharmacological stress-related treatments. Although levels of treatment willingness and perceived efficacy for both conventional and unconventional treatments were high, ratings for conventional interventions were, on average, significantly higher than those for unconventional ones. Dimensions of psychiatric distress-but not demographic or MMT characteristics-predicted treatment willingness for conventional therapies and treatment willingness and perceived efficacy for unconventional therapies. These findings are likely to have implications for resource and program planning in MMT programs.

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Declaration of Interest The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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