Preferences for Treatment Setting by Substance Users in India

Exploring Users' Preferences in a Fuzzy Setting

We propose a new method for modelling users’ preferences on attributes that contain more than one trait. Starting with a data set the users have to enter a sort of order on the attributes in form of formulas corresponding to their preferences. Based on this order they only receive the relevant formal concepts, i.e., “object-attribute clusters”, where relevant corresponds to the users’ point of ...

Medical marijuana users in substance abuse treatment

BACKGROUND The rise of authorized marijuana use in the U.S. means that many individuals are using cannabis as they concurrently engage in other forms of treatment, such as substance abuse counseling and psychotherapy. Clinical and legal decisions may be influenced by findings that suggest marijuana use during treatment serves as an obstacle to treatment success, compromises treatment integrity,...

Target setting in additive models with preferences and interval data

Reduction in mental distress among substance users receiving inpatient treatment

BACKGROUND Substance users being admitted to inpatient treatment experience a high level of mental distress. In this study we explored changes in mental distress during treatment. METHODS Mental distress, as measured by the HSCL-10, was registered at admission and at discharge among 164 substance users in inpatient treatment in Northern Norway. Predictors of reduction in mental distress were ...

Hyperthyroidism in children: treatment outcomes and preferences in Eastern India

Graves’ disease (GD) accounts for majority of hyperthyroidism in children. The best treatment option for hyperthyroidism in children has been controversial for many years. There is poor long term remission with antithyroid drugs in children, though the duration of therapy in children is also debatable. So, many children are treated with radioiodine-131(RAI) ablation or surgical thyroidectomy as...