Correlates of employment: A cohort study

Robert C. Sterling, Edward Gottheil, Scott D. Glassman, S. P. Weinstein, Ronald D. Serota, Alan Lundy

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Abstract

Employment is often viewed as a potent indicator of substance abuse treatment outcome. This study was conducted to determine if personality and/or demographic characteristics of a cohort of unemployed substance dependent persons presenting for addiction treatment might predict employment 9 months postadmission. By using stepwise discriminant function analysis, seven variables predictive of employment were identified. The positive value of employment was clearly documented. Those who gained employment were functioning better with regard to social and drug-use parameters than those who did not.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalAmerican Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume27
StatePublished - Jan 1 2001

Keywords

  • Cohort Studies
  • Data Collection
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Personality Assessment
  • Substance Abuse Detection
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Time Factors
  • adult
  • article
  • cocaine
  • cocaine dependence
  • cohort analysis
  • controlled study
  • demography
  • discriminant analysis
  • drug dependence treatment
  • employment
  • follow up
  • group therapy
  • human
  • major clinical study
  • male
  • personality
  • social aspect
  • treatment outcome
  • unemployment

Disciplines

  • Psychology

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