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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-05-2017 | Original Paper

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for Methadone Maintenance Therapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Carrie E. Lones, Gary R. Bond, Mark P. McGovern, Kathryn Carr, Teresa Leckron-Myers, Tim Hartnett, Deborah R. Becker

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based employment model for people with severe mental illness, but it has not been evaluated for clients enrolled in substance abuse treatment programs. This study evaluated the effectiveness of IPS for people with opioid use disorders enrolled in an opioid treatment program. Within a randomized controlled experiment, 45 patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy were assigned to either IPS or a 6-month waitlist. The waitlist group received IPS after 6 months. The primary outcome assessed over 1 year compared the attainment of a job for the IPS condition to the waitlist comparison group. During the first 6 months after enrollment, 11 (50%) active IPS participants gained competitive employment compared to 1 (5%) waitlist participant (Χ ² = 12.0, p < 0.001). Over 12 months of enrollment, 11 (50%) IPS participants gained competitive employment compared to 5 (22%) waitlist participants (Χ ² = 3.92, p = 0.07). We conclude that IPS holds promise as an employment intervention for people with opioid use disorders in methadone maintenance treatment, but larger trials with longer follow-up are needed.

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Title: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for Methadone Maintenance Therapy Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Carrie E. Lones
Gary R. Bond
Mark P. McGovern
Kathryn Carr
Teresa Leckron-Myers
Tim Hartnett
Deborah R. Becker
Publication date: 01-05-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0793-2

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