Node-Link Mapping in Individual Counseling: Treatment Impact on Clients with ADHD-Related Behaviors

Three types of individual drug abuse counseling were investigated in a private methadone clinic in order to replicate and extend previous work on node-link mapping techniques (two dimensional graphic approaches for visualizing problems and solutions). Standard counseling, enhanced counseling with fr...

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Published in:Journal of psychoactive drugs 2005-03, Vol.37 (1), p.93-103
Main Authors: Newbern, Dianna, Dansereau, Donald F., Czuchry, Michael, Simpson, Dwayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - complications
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Counseling - methods
DAHD
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
methadone
node-link maps
Psychoanalysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy - methods
substance abuse
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers - methods
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
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Summary:Three types of individual drug abuse counseling were investigated in a private methadone clinic in order to replicate and extend previous work on node-link mapping techniques (two dimensional graphic approaches for visualizing problems and solutions). Standard counseling, enhanced counseling with free-form maps (f-maps), and enhanced counseling with both f-maps and guide-maps (g-maps) were compared at six and 12 months of treatment. Also assessed were differential effects of these counseling conditions on clients with low and high levels of behaviors related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; low-problem versus high-problem clients). Dependent variables included the number of scheduled sessions attended per month, counselor ratings of session characteristics (e.g., powerful, valuable), client psychological status ratings (i.e., self-esteem, depression, and anxiety) and treatment retention (i.e., the number of months clients remained in treatment). Findings replicate and extend prior work indicating the positive impact of using nodelink maps in individual drug abuse counseling. Particular benefits were found for clients with high levels of ADHD-related problems.
ISSN:0279-1072
2159-9777
DOI:10.1080/02791072.2005.10399752