COMPARISON OF PERSONALITY AND SUCCESS RATES OF DRUG ADDICTS UNDER TWO OUTPATIENT SUPERVISORY SYSTEMS

• NCJ Number: 16396
• Journal: International Journal of the Addictions Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Dated: (1972) Pages: 451-460
• Author(s): G E ENGLISH; J J MONROE
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Marcel Dekker, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF A STUDY WHICH SHOWS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INTERACTION BETWEEN PERSONALITY TYPE AND TYPE OF OUTPATIENT SUPERVISORY SYSTEMS ON 'SUCCESS RATE' IN POST-INSTITUTIONALIZED NARCOTIC ADDICTS.

Abstract

THE STUDY COMPARED 190 FEDERAL PRISONER OPIATE ADDICTS ON PROBATION AND IN A CORRECTIONS-ORIENTED OUTPATIENT PROGRAM TO 289 CIVILLY COMMITTED OPIATE ADDICTS SENT TO A HOSPITAL UNDER THE NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION ACT AND OBLIGATED TO 36 MONTHS IN AFTERCARE IN A MENTAL HEALTH-ORIENTED PROGRAM. UNINTERRUPTED CONTINUATION IN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WAS USED AS THE CRITERION FOR POSTINSTITUTIONAL SUCCESS.