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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 129, No. 4

Articles | October 01, 1972

Prevalence of Participation in Methadone Programs

MARVIN E. PERKINS; ALEX RICHMAN

Am J Psychiatry 1972;129:447-450.

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Director, Westchester Community Mental Health Services, White Plains, N.Y. 10601

Associate Director (Utilization and Review Activities), Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, N.Y.

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The authors' study of the two-year prevalence of participation during five successive years in a particular methadone maintenance system disclosed no evidence of worsening of results for first admissions as time went on. Although the admission criteria differed somewhat, the rate of retention after ambulatory induction was higher than that for inpatient induction. The authors point out the need for a statistical index that considers retention of patients in any treatment facility rather than only in one particular program or modality of treatment.

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