CORRELATES OF EMPLOYMENT: A COHORT STUDY

• Published in: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 137 - 146
• Main Authors: Sterling, Robert C., Gottheil, Edward, Glassman, Scott D., Weinstein, Stephen P., Serota, Ronald D., Lundy, Allan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Informa UK Ltd 01.01.2001; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical outcomes; Cohort Studies; Correlation analysis; Data Collection; Drug Addiction; Drug addictions; Employment; Employment - psychology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Personality Assessment; Personality Traits; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Sociodemographic Characteristics; Substance Abuse; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance abuse treatment; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Time Factors; Toxicology; Treatment Outcomes; Unemployment; Human; Drug addiction; Treatment; Toxicity; Cohort study; Detoxification; Evolution; Professional status; Predictive factor
• ISSN: 0095-2990; 1097-9891
• DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100103123

Employment is often viewed as a potent indicator of substanceabuse treatment outcome. This study was conducted to determine if personalityand or demographic characteristics of a cohort of unemployed substance dependentpersons presenting for addiction treatment might predict employment 9 monthspostadmission. By using stepwise discriminant function analysis, seven variablespredictive of employment were identified. The positive value of employmentwas clearly documented. Those who gained employment were functioning betterwith regard to social and drug-use parameters than those who did not.