Psychiatric News (3/6) reported, “People with a psychotic disorder and opioid use disorder (OUD) are as likely to stay in methadone treatment for OUD as those with other psychiatric disorders,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from 415 adults with OUD enrolled in community-based outpatient methadone maintenance treatment across Ontario.” The study revealed that “81% of the patients with psychotic disorders remained in treatment for OUD at 12 months, a rate comparable to the 84% of patients with nonpsychotic disorders.” The findings were published online March 2 in the Schizophrenia Bulletin.
Related Links:
— “Patients With and Without Psychotic Disorders Have Similar OUD Treatment Rates, Study Finds, Psychiatric News, March 6, 2020