Latent trajectories of anxiety and depressive symptoms among adults in early treatment for nonmedical opioid use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the course of anxiety and depressive symptoms in early opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment may inform efforts to promote positive early treatment response and reduce treatment attrition.

Methods

Persons in treatment for nonmedical opioid use were identified from 86 addiction treatment facilities. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify trajectories of anxiety and depression symptoms during the first month of treatment among individuals who screened positive for depression (N = 3016) and/or anxiety (N = 2779) at intake.

Results

A three-class solution best fit the data for anxiety symptoms and included the following trajectories: (1) persistent moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms, (2) remitting severe anxiety symptoms, and (3) persistent mi

SUBMITTER: Ellis JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8766934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature