Treatment for Psychological and Drug Abuse Problems

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Use Disorders

In brief

The purpose of the study is to evaluate methods to help people in substance abuse treatment receive better psychiatric care. Patients enrolled in the study will be offered three months of standard psychiatric treatment, which consists of weekly individual counseling and group counseling, as well as regular appointments with a psychiatrist. Patients will be randomly assigned to standard psychiatric care or standard psychiatric care plus voucher incentives. These incentives can be earned by successfully attending all scheduled psychiatric appointments each week. The investigators expect that patients in the voucher condition will attend more psychiatric sessions, which will lead to greater reductions in psychiatric distress.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01140334

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

158

Starts

2009-12-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years of age
• Voluntarily seeking psychiatric treatment
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for opiate dependence
• Meets FDA/CSAT guidelines for methadone maintenance
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for at least one current psychiatric disorder

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Onset or acute exacerbation of a medical illness requiring immediate and intense care
• An organic mental disorder (e.g., delirium, dementia)
• Current participation in psychiatric care
• Mandatory psychiatric treatment

Where it is running

• Addiction Treatment Services — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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