Substance Abuser Impulsivity Decreases with a Nine-Month Stay in a Therapeutic Community
Substance Abuser Impulsivity Decreases with a Nine-Month Stay in a Therapeutic Community
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DOI：
10.3109/00952990903410707
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Liehr, Patricia R.
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作者：
Bankston, Susan M.;Carroll, Deidra D.;Liehr, Patricia R.
背景：药物滥用仍然是一个主要的公共卫生问题。让药物滥用者继续接受治疗是一个挑战，研究人员继续探索增加保留率的方法。目的：本研究的目的是在治疗社区的背景下，调查物质滥用者的冲动与住院时间之间的关系。方法：采用Barratt冲动量表-11(BIS-11)对138例药物滥用者入院时和治疗后9个月的冲动性进行评定。结果：在治疗社区完成9个月治疗后，受试者的冲动性显著降低。法律规定将居留时间平均增加了三个月。在入院时，女性参与者平均比男性参与者更冲动。结论：在治疗社区停留9个月的受试者的冲动降低，尽管基线时自我报告的冲动似乎与保持无关。科学意义：治疗社区因素有助于减少自我报告的冲动，这些因素可能会被加强以增加在治疗社区的保留率。
Background: Substance abuse continues to be a major public health problem. Keeping substance abusers in treatment is a challenge, and researchers continue to investigate ways to increase retention. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between impulsivity in substance abusers and length of stay in the context of therapeutic community. Methods: The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11) was used to assess impulsivity in 138 substance abusers at admission and at nine months in a therapeutic community. Results: Impulsivity significantly decreased in subjects who completed nine months in the therapeutic community. Legal stipulation increased length of stay, on average, by three months. On admission, female participants were on average more impulsive than their male counterparts. Conclusion: Impulsivity decreased in subjects who remained in therapeutic community for nine months although self-reported impulsivity at baseline did not seem to be associated with retention. Scientific Significance: Therapeutic community factors contribute to a decrease in self-reported impulsivity and these factors might be enhanced to increase retention in therapeutic community.