Treatment and outcomes at Takiwasi Center, a Peruvian therapeutic community: identifying patient-related indicators
Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities May 30, 2019 Victoria Defelippe, Anna Schlütter, Annelen Meriaan et al. 7 citations
About half of patients (48.2%) completed addiction treatment combining ayahuasca with conventional therapy at the Takiwasi centre, while 51.8% did not. Students had 3.7 times higher odds of dropping out compared to employed patients. No other socio-demographic factors, psychiatric comorbidities, or primary drug type were significantly linked to non-completion. The findings suggest that student patients may need extra support to stay in treatment.