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| Title |
Gender and Age Effects on the Trajectory of Depression in Opioid Users during Methadone Maintenance Treatment
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00288 |
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| Authors |
Peng-Wei Wang, Huang-Chi Lin, Yi-Hsin Connie Yang, Chih-Yao Hsu, Kuan-Sheng Chung, Hung-Chi Wu, Cheng-Fang Yen |
| Abstract |
Both heroin use and depression are significant health problems. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can be of great benefit to heroin users. However, changes in the level of depression in heroin users during MMT are not clear. Gender and age are also important factors in the development of depression, and whether gender and age moderate changes in depression in heroin users during MMT warrants further study. This study aimed to explore: (1) the trajectory of depression in opioid users during MMT and (2) the moderating effects of gender and age on the trajectory of depression in opioid users receiving MMT. A total of 294 intravenous heroin users were recruited into this 9-month observational study. The level of depression was measured at the intake interview and at follow-up interviews every 3 months. A latent growth model was used to analyze the trajectory of the level of depression among the participants. Depression improved rapidly during the first 3 months of MMT and slowly after the first 3 months in both the female and male heroin users. There was no gender difference in the level of depression at each follow-up point. The level of depression in the female heroin users decreased faster than that in the male heroin users. In addition, the level of depression in the younger heroin users decreased faster than that in the older subjects. Depression in female and younger heroin users improved more rapidly than in male and older subjects, respectively. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 14 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 23% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 9% |
| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 14 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 December 2017.
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#2,014
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#33
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