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| Pathological gambling and treatment outcomes for adults age 50 or older in methadone maintenance treatment | | Author(s) | Rafael J Engel, Daniel Rosen |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 58, no 3, April 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April 2015 |
| Pages | pp 306-314 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | 50-59 age group ; Drug taking ; Gambling ; Therapeutics ; Screening ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | This study examined the relationship of pathological gambling to negative treatment outcomes for methadone maintenance patients aged 50 or older. The study included 130 methadone maintenance patients. Pathological gambling was determined using the Lie-Bet, a screen for pathological gambling; the outcomes were remaining in treatment and negative urine screens for drug use. 20 per cent of the sample identified as pathological gamblers. Pathological gambling was unrelated to remaining in treatment or negative urine screens. Although pathological gambling had no adverse influence on these treatment outcomes, the prevalence of pathological gambling suggests that screening for it may provide insights about other concerns. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150529282 A |
| Classmark | BBB: ETD: ET5: LL: 3V: 4C |
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