Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of treatment motivation levels on substance abuse behaviors of patients sent to a substance dependence treatment program based on the decision of Supervised Release made during a six-week psycho-educational group treatment program. The sample consisted of 112 participants who applied to the Ministry of Health Turkey, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Psychiatry Clinic between the years 2012–2014, and were selected among patients who attended a six-week treatment program. The Treatment Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ), Demographic Information Questionnaire and interview methods were used in data collection. Patients with high treatment motivation levels were found to have a low substance abuse rate, and their adaptation to the treatment program was high. Patients who had high motivation levels at the beginning of the treatment, had low rates of substance abuse at the end of the treatment. This trend was confirmed for all of the measured four sub-types of motivation.
Highlights
De Motivación al Tratamiento (TMQ), el Cuestionario de información demográfica y los métodos de entrevista se utilizaron en la recolección de datos
In recent years practitioners and researchers are increasingly interested in understanding the substance abuse treatment process and factors that affect treatment motivation (Simoneau & Bergeron, 2003)
The process for patients sent to substance abuse treatment according to the requirements of Supervised Release is as follows: In the first stage of the free treatment program, patients must give weekly urine tests for three weeks
Summary
De Motivación al Tratamiento (TMQ), el Cuestionario de información demográfica y los métodos de entrevista se utilizaron en la recolección de datos. Los pacientes con altos niveles de motivación para el tratamiento presentaron una tasa baja de abuso de sustancias y su adaptación al programa de tratamiento fue alta. Studies regarding traditional behavior modification approaches are mostly conducted by ignoring the individual’s current stage of change or considering patients when they are ready for behavior modification. Ryan, Plant and O’Malley’s (1995) study shows that when patients autonomously participate in treatment, they stay in treatment longer. When they see their clinicians being more supportive of autonomy, they tend to stay longer
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