Ethnic differences in psychosocial factors in methadone maintenance
Hmong versus non-Hmong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15414985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Bart (0000-0001-6127-8530, Hennepin County Medical Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-122 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15332640.2017.1371656 |
| PMID | 29120275 |
| OpenAlex | W2768060239 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Little is known about the characteristics of U.S.-based Asian populations undergoing methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorders. We evaluated psychosocial factors in 76 Hmong and 130 non-Hmong on methadone maintenance for at least two months in a single urban methadone maintenance clinic. Assessments included the Addiction Severity Index 5th Edition, the Symptom Checklist-90, and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. The Hmong were older, predominately male, and on lower doses of methadone than the non-Hmong. Hmong had significantly lower ASI composite scores across all dimensions except employment and legal. While the SCL-90 Global Severity Index (GSI) score did not differ between groups, the Hmong had lower scores in the interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, and paranoid ideation dimensions. Sixty-seven percent of Hmong and 29% of non-Hmong were without Axis I diagnoses (p < .001). There was no difference between the groups in DSM-IV substance use diagnoses. The extent to which these psychosocial differences impact methadone dose requirements and treatment outcomes in Hmong and non-Hmong remains unknown
Anxiety · Depression (economics · Ethnic group · Hostility · Methadone · Methadone maintenance · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Somatization · Symptom Checklist 90 · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Methadone maintenance therapy versus no opioid replacement therapy for opioid dependence
An Improved Diagnostic Evaluation Instrument for Substance Abuse Patients
The fifth edition of the addiction severity index
Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs
The SCL-90 and the MMPI
Acculturation and mental health
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |