Abstract
Background: It is reasonable to consider family discord after treatment as a potential target for a next-step intervention, since family discord is often comorbid with substance use disorders. Objective: This study evaluated family discord after completing an initial course of treatment as a predictor of substance use and retention in the community treatment program during follow-up. Method: Patients were from two multisite randomized clinical trials implemented through the Clinical Trials Network of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. There were 315 participants from Study 1 (12-week posttreatment follow-up) and 295 participants from Study 2 (8-week posttreatment follow-up). Negative binomial and logistic regression were used to estimate days of substance use and odds of retention in the community treatment program at follow-up, respectively, from family discord status. Results: Family discord was significantly associated with more days of substance use during the posttreatment follow-up period than those without family discord in both Study 1 (9.12 vs. 2.89 days, p =.0001) and Study 2 (5.58 vs. 2.83 days, p =.0062). Family discord was significantly associated with lower retention in the community treatment program at follow-up than those not reporting family discord in Study 1 (47.6% vs. 60.6%; p =.03), but not in Study 2 (55.3% vs. 64.9%; p =.11). Conclusion: Family discord after an initial course of treatment might be a clinically relevant predictor of substance use. There is mixed support for a conclusion that family discord is associated with lower retention in the community treatment program at follow-up.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1624-1633 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 15 2017 |
Keywords
- Family
- family discord
- family relations
- substance use
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health