Articles included in the meta-analysis
| Report, (country of origin) | Recruitment setting (treatment venue if clinical) |
n | Mean age |
% men |
% white |
Type of report |
Depression measure(s) (quantification of depression data) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott et al. [24] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 144 | 35.0 | 71 | 15 | Cross-s. | BDI, SCID (categorical, continuous) |
| Araujo et al. [25] (US) | Clinical (detoxification) | 68 | 33.4 | 73 | 37 | Cross-s. | HRSD (continuous) |
| Avants et al. [26] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 302 | 36.7 | 72 | 60 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Avants et al. [27] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 106 | 34.0 | 43 | 60 | Cross-s. | BDI (continuous) |
| Bouhnik et al. [16] (France) | Clinical (buprenorphine) | 243 | 35.0 | 72 | n.r. | Longit. | CES-D (categorical, continuous) |
| Brienza et al. [1] (US) | Community | 528 | 36.0 | 76 | 78 | Cross-s. | SCID (categorical) |
| Campbell et al. [28] (US) | Clinical (behavioral risk reduction) | 598 | 26.0 | 77 | 60 | Cross-s. | BDI (continuous) |
| Carrieri et al. [4] (France) | Clinical (buprenorphine) | 114 | 33.6 | 67 | n.r. | Cross-s. | CES-D (continuous) |
| Darke & Ross [29] (Australia) | Clinical (methadone) | 222 | 29.8 | 59 | n.r. | Cross-s. | CIDI (categorical) |
| Davis et al. [30] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 97 | 39.9 | 100 | 24 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Dean et al. [31] (Australia) | Clinical (buprenorphine, methadone | 54 | 29.5 | 62 | n.r. | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| de los Cobos et al. [32] (Spain) | Clinical (detoxification) | 40 sample #1 | 31.4 | 77 | n.r. | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| de los Cobos et al. [32] (Spain) | Clinical (detoxification) | 40 sample #2 | 29.9 | 85 | n.r. | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Dinwiddie et al. [33] (US) | Community | 158 | 36.5 | 68 | 25 | Cross-s. | DIS (categorical) |
| El-Bassel et al. [34] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 201 | 38.0 | 50 | 10 | Cross-s | BSI (continuous) |
| Golub et al. [35] (US) | Community | 193 | 25.8 | 76 | 65 | Cross-s. | BDI, CES-D (categorical, continuous) |
| Gossop et al. [36] (UK) | Clinical (mixed) | 753 | 29.0 | 73 | 92 | Longit. | BSI (continuous) |
| Grella et al. [37] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 409 | 39.0 | 51 | 24 | Cross-s. | CES-D (continuous) |
| Grella et al. [38] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 427 | 39.0 | 51 | 24 | Longit. | CES-D (continuous) |
| Havard et al. [5] (Australia) | Clinical (mixed) | 495 | 29.2 | 65 | n.r. | Longit. | CIDI (categorical) |
| Hawkins et al. [20] (US) | Community | 514 | n.r. | 80 | 21 | Cross-s. | GHQ (continuous) |
| Joe et al. [15] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 981 | 37.0 | 61 | 48 | Cross-s. | SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Johnson et al. [39] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 187 | 38.7 | 65 | 13 | Longit. | SCID (categorical) |
| Johnson et al. [21] (US) | Community | 513 | 38.5 | 76 | 55 | Cross-s. | BDI (continuous) |
| Kang & DeLeon [40] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 152 | 33.0 | 61 | 37 | Cross-s. | SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Knowlton et al. [13] (US) | Community | 503 | 39.0 | 62 | 4 | Cross-s. | CES-D (categorical, continuous) |
| Knowlton et al. [6] (US) | Community | 393 | n.r. | 64 | 6 | Longit. | CES-D (categorical, continuous) |
| Kosten et al. [41,42] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 268 | 27.6 | 76 | 48 | Longit. | SADS (categorical) |
| Kosten et al. [43] (US) | Clinical (buprenorphine) | 40 | 30.7 | 76 | 93 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Latkin & Mandell [44] (US) | Community | 91 | 34.0 | 86 | 10 | Longit. | GHQ (categorical, continuous) |
| Maddux et al. [14] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 173 | 49.0 | n.r. | <20 | Longit. | Zung (continuous) |
| Mandell et al. [18] (US) | Community | 499 | 36.0 | 70 | 2 | Cross-s. | GHQ (categorical) |
| Margolin et al. [45] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 32 | 34.0 | 44 | 53 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Margolin et al. [46] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 40 | 42.8 | 60 | 35 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| McCusker et al. [47] (US) | Clinical (residential) | 162 | 29.2 | 71 | n.r. | Longit. | DIS, BDI (categorical, continuous) |
| Metzger et al. [48] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 323 | 38.0 | 70 | 47 | Cross-s. | BDI, SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Mino et al. [49] (Switzerland) | Clinical (methadone) | 149 | 28.1 | 77 | n.r. | Longit. | BDI (categorical) |
| Musselman & Kell [50] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 71 | 39.8 | 61 | 94 | Longit. | MCMI (categorical, continuous) |
| Nemoto & Foster [51] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 262 | 33.7 | 62 | 13 | Cross-s. | PERI (continuous) |
| Pani et al. [52] (Italy) | Clinical (buprenorphine, methadone) | 72 | 28.0 | 86 | n.r. | Longit. | SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Perdue et al. [19] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 1228 | 37.0 | 66 | 59 | Cross-s. | CES-D (categorical) |
| Rabkin et al. [9] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 187 | 38.7 | 65 | 13 | Longit. | SCID, SCL-90 (categorical, continuous) |
| Rao et al. [7] (US) | Clinical (methadone) sample 1 | 727 | 37.2 | 60 | 47 | Longit. | SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Rao et al. [7] (US) | Clinical (methadone) sample 2 | 432 | 37.2 | 59 | 48 | Longit. | SCL-90 (continuous) |
| Rounsaville et al. [17,53] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 268 | 27.6 | 76 | 48 | Longit. | BDI, SADS (categorical, continuous) |
| Schottenfeld et al. [8] (US) | Clinical (buprenorphine, methadone) | 116 | 32.6 | 69 | 78 | Longit. | SCID (categorical) |
| Schottenfeld et al. [54] (US) | Clinical (mixed) | 120 | 32.5 | 74 | 64 | Cross-s. | BDI (continuous) |
| Simpson et al. [55] (US) | Community | 194 | 35.0 | 89 | 15 | Cross-s. | TCU (continuous) |
| Steer et al. [56] (US) | Community | 1290 | 35.3 | 76 | 18 | Cross-s | BDI (continuous) |
| Strain et al. [57] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 66 | 36.0 | 55 | 79 | Cross-s. | SADS (categorical) |
| Strain et al. [58] (US) | Clinical (methadone) | 58 | 34.3 | 67 | 41 | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Strathdee et al. [59] (Canada) | Community | 281 | 34.9 | 68 | 58 | Cross-s. | CES-D (categorical) |
| Teesson et al. [10] (Australia) | Clinical (mixed) | 615 | 29.3 | 66 | n.r. | Cross-s. | CIDI (categorical) |
| Torrens et al. [60] (Spain) | Clinical (detoxification) | 62 | 25.9 | 76 | n.r. | Longit. | BDI (continuous) |
| Wild et al. [3] (Canada) | Community | 679 | 34.7 | 67 | 68 | Cross-s. | CIDI (categorical) |
n.r. = not reported. For the purpose of this meta-analysis, reports described as longitudinal (longit.) contributed data on change in depressive symptoms and/or depression and future drug use/impairment. Abbreviations for the depression measures are explained in the text along with the relevant citation.