Behavioral Therapies for Drug Abuse

The past three decades have been marked by tremendous progress in behavioral therapies for drug abuse and dependence, as well as advances in the conceptualization of approaches to development of behavioral therapies. Cognitive behavior therapy, contingency management, couples and family therapy, and...

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 2005-08, Vol.162 (8), p.1452-1460
Main Authors: Carroll, Kathleen M., Onken, Lisa S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavior Therapy - trends
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Trials as Topic
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Counseling - methods
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug therapy
Family Therapy - methods
Female
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - psychology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk-Taking
Substance-Related Disorders - drug therapy
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Treatments
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Summary:The past three decades have been marked by tremendous progress in behavioral therapies for drug abuse and dependence, as well as advances in the conceptualization of approaches to development of behavioral therapies. Cognitive behavior therapy, contingency management, couples and family therapy, and a variety of other types of behavioral treatment have been shown to be potent interventions for several forms of drug addiction, and scientific progress has also been greatly facilitated by the articulation of a systematic approach to the development, evaluation, and dissemination of behavioral therapies. The authors review recent progress in strategies for the development of behavioral therapies for drug and alcohol abuse and dependence and discuss the range of effective behavioral therapies that are currently available.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.162.8.1452