The purpose for this study is to determine whether 2x45 minutes Motivational Interviewing given during hospital stay to acutely admitted psychiatric patients with substance use problems, can reduce substance use after discharge.
The aims of the study are in a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of 2 x 45 minutes Motivational Interviewing and standard treatment with standard treatment alone.All patients acutely admitted to Østmarka Psychiatric Hospital are evaluated for substance use, and all patients with substance use that give their consent to participate are randomized to Motivational Interviewing and standard treatment or standard treatment alone. Substance use and function will be followed for two years.Admittances to hospital and contacts with primary health care for five years.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
135
2 sessions of 45 minutes each with manual guided motivational interviewing delivered individually by a trained therapist.
Treatment as usual is individualized according to the clinical condition of the patients during the stay and in accordance with general national and international medical standards. It includes detoxification, pharmacotherapy, and general psychotherapy. Also, treatment is given for any coexisting non-substance-related disorder, including psychiatric disorders.
Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim
Trondheim, Norway
Substance use and function questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years
Admissions to hospital
Time frame: 2 years
Number of contacts with primary ealth care
Time frame: 2 years
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