Document 0565
 DOCN  M9480565
 TI    Prevalence, symptoms and correlates of antisocial personality disorder
       among methadone maintenance clients.
 DT    9410
 AU    Darke S; Hall W; Swift W; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,
       University of New; South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
 SO    Drug Alcohol Depend. 1994 Feb;34(3):253-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94307118
 AB    A sample of 222 methadone maintenance (MM) clients were tested for a
       diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The majority
       (60.8%) of clients qualified for a lifetime diagnosis of ASPD, 25.7%
       received a current diagnosis of ASPD, and a conduct disorder of
       childhood was diagnosed for 68.5% of subjects. The most common symptoms
       of ASPD among MM clients were unlawful behaviours, aggressiveness and
       recklessness. Lack of remorse was reported by less than a third of
       subjects with a lifetime diagnosis of ASPD. Subjects with a current
       diagnosis of ASPD had been retained in treatment as long as other
       clients, and were no more likely to be currently injecting or sharing
       injecting equipment. It is concluded that clients with ASPD can be
       retained in MM treatment, and can respond to MM treatment as well as
       other clients.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Antisocial Personality
       Disorder/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/  PSYCHOLOGY  Comorbidity
       Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  Heroin
       Dependence/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY/*REHABILITATION  Human  HIV
       Seroprevalence  Incidence  Male  Methadone/*THERAPEUTIC USE  Middle Age
       New South Wales/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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