This study evaluates the effects of a prison-based addiction
intervention program. The evaluation is based on a multidimensional data
collection that draws a portrait of the respondents' substance use, and of
their psychological/emotional, social, and judicial spheres. It measures the
changes, or lack thereof, in substance use; the psychological/emotional, social,
and judicial spheres; as well as the post-treatment services used.
A quasi-experimental repeated measures design (0, 6 weeks,
and 6 months) was used. Effects of the program were identified by comparing the
results obtained by a group of inmates who had participated in the program (n =
80; experimental group) with those of another group who had received no
intervention (n = 70; control group).
The preliminary results suggested a certain treatment effect
related to impulsivity and psychological distress.
Although the preliminary results were promising, the
experimental and control groups did not differ significantly when more robust
analyses were used.
Below: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS11) results
Full article at: http://goo.gl/roNyJX
By:
- 1Centre jeunesse de Québec - Institut universitaire, Québec, QC, Canada.
- 2Department of Psychoeducation, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
- 3Department of Research, Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Québec (CRDQ) and Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Chaudière-Appalaches (CRDCA), Beauceville, QC, Canada.
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