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Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (Mbmd) Predicts Health-Related Quality Of Life (Hrqol) Over Time Among Men Treated For Localized Prostate Cancer, Dean G. Cruess
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Prostate cancer treatment presents multiple challenges that can negatively affect health-related quality of life (HrQoL), and which may be further compromised by maladaptive personality styles and psychological adjustment difficulties. This study examined the utility of a comprehensive psychosocial screening tool to identify psychosocial traits that prospectively predict HrQoL status among men treated for localized prostate cancer. The Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD) was administered to 66 men (mean age 68 years, 59% Caucasian) treated by either radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy along with standard measures of general and prostate cancer-specific quality of life assessed at a 12-month follow-up. Higher scores on …
The Impact Of Contingency Management On Quality Of Life Among Cocaine Abusers With And Without Alcohol Dependence, Nancy M. Petry, Sheila M. Alessi, Leonardo F. Andrade
The Impact Of Contingency Management On Quality Of Life Among Cocaine Abusers With And Without Alcohol Dependence, Nancy M. Petry, Sheila M. Alessi, Leonardo F. Andrade
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The use of quality of life measures (QOL) in substance abuse treatment research is important because it may lead to a broader understanding of patients’ health status and effects of interventions. Despite the high rates of comorbid cocaine and alcohol use disorders, little is known about the QOL of this population, and even less about the impact of an efficacious behavioral treatment, contingency management (CM), on QOL. In this study, data from three clinical trials were retrospectively analyzed to examine QOL in outpatient cocaine abusers with and without alcohol dependence (AD) and the impact of CM on QOL over time …