TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Dually diagnosed patients with arrests for violent and nonviolent offenses: two-year treatment outcomes
JO  - Journal of addiction
A1  - Timko, Christine
A1  - Finlay, Andrea
A1  - Schultz, Nicole R.
A1  - Blonigen, Daniel M.
SP  - e6793907
EP  - e6793907
VL  - 2016
IS  - 
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine the history of arrests among dually diagnosed patients entering treatment, compare groups with different histories on use of treatment and mutual-help groups and functioning, at intake to treatment and six-month, one-year, and two-year follow-ups, and examine correlates and predictors of legal functioning at the study endpoint. At treatment intake, 9.2% of patients had no arrest history, 56.3% had been arrested for nonviolent offenses only, and 34.5% had been arrested for violent offenses. At baseline, the violent group had used the most outpatient psychiatric treatment and reported poorer functioning (psychiatric, alcohol, drug, employment, and family/social). Both arrest groups had used more inpatient/residential treatment and had more mutual-help group participation than the no-arrest group. The arrest groups had higher likelihood of substance use disorder treatment or mutual-help group participation at follow-ups. Generally, all groups were comparable on functioning at follow-ups (with baseline functioning controlled). With baseline arrest status controlled, earlier predictors of more severe legal problems at the two-year follow-up were more severe psychological, family/social, and drug problems. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that dually diagnosed patients with a history of arrests for violent offenses may achieve comparable treatment outcomes to those of patients with milder criminal histories.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-7834
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6793907
ID  - ref1
ER  -