Some Self-Esteem Correlates of Methadone Maintenance Patients

Abstract

The correlates of self-esteem (SE) for 85 methadone maintenance patients were examined in this study. Number of years of education was positively related to SE. Length of time in the treatment program was also related to SE, though this relationship was not linear. Specifically, those patients who had been in treatment for 13–24 months had the highest SE, while the SE of the 25–36 month group was lowest. The implications of the data are discussed, including the possibility that they may be used to identify those patients who are likely to be successful or unsuccessful candidates for detoxification from methadone maintenance treatment programs.