The multiple benefits of family-based treatment (FBT) used in substance use disorder (SUD)
treatment include increased treatment engagement, better treatment outcomes, and cost …

Objective: This study examined characteristics of individuals with alcohol use disorder
(AUD) or gambling disorder (GD) who were seeking couple therapy based on screening …

For a long time, clinical practice in substance abuse treatment was guided by whatever one
thought to be effective or one just preferred to practice. Currently, the gap between research …

Behavioral couple therapy (BCT) is an evidencebased, manualized treatment that has
been primarily developed to treat alcohol use disorder. The treatment model leverages the …

The purpose of this article is to present a new model, coined “successive cohort
design”(SCD), for developing and testing psychosocial therapies, and to illustrate the model …

Despite the value of couples-based treatment for addiction disorders, couples therapy
continues to be a rare treatment modality in mental health/addiction agencies. This article …

Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) is an evidence-based family treatment for substance
abuse. The results of numerous investigations over the past 30 years indicate that …

Objective: Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) is more efficacious than individually-based
therapy (IBT) for substance and relationship outcomes among substance use disorder …

Among the various psychosocial interventions presently available to treat alcohol and drug
abuse, it could be argued that partner-involved treatments are the most broadly efficacious …

The misuse of substances among women in the United States has dramatically increased in
the last decade. Women involved in Child Welfare Services (CWS) and the Criminal Justice …