To enforce or engage: The relationship between coercion, treatment motivation and therapeutic alliance within community-based drug and alcohol clients

S Wolfe, F Kay-Lambkin, J Bowman, S Childs - Addictive Behaviors, 2013 - Elsevier
Three fundamental clinical issues are consistently associated with treatment engagement
and outcomes in substance using populations; coercion, motivation and therapeutic …

Perceived coercion among clients entering substance abuse treatment: Structural and psychological determinants

TC Wild, B Newton-Taylor, R Alletto - Addictive Behaviors, 1998 - Elsevier
Little is known about the extent to which admission to alcohol and other drug treatment
programs is perceived as a coercive imposition. This is because coercion is typically inferred …

Social pressure, coercion, and client engagement at treatment entry: A self-determination theory perspective

TC Wild, JA Cunningham, RM Ryan - Addictive behaviors, 2006 - Elsevier
Research on coercion in addiction treatment typically investigates objective sources of
social pressure among legally mandated clients. Little research has examined the impact of …

The relationship of legal coercion to readiness to change among adults with alcohol and other drug problems

TK Gregoire, AC Burke - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2004 - Elsevier
Prior research on legally coerced treatment for substance abuse tends to find no difference
between coerced and non-coerced clients with respect to treatment retention and treatment …

Coerced addiction treatment: Client perspectives and the implications of their neglect

KA Urbanoski - Harm Reduction Journal, 2010 - Springer
Recent work has criticized the evidence base for the effectiveness of addiction treatment
under social controls and coercion, suggesting that the development of sound policies and …

Influence of perceived coercion and motivation on treatment completion and re-arrest among substance-abusing offenders

M Prendergast, L Greenwell, D Farabee… - The journal of behavioral …, 2009 - Springer
The effects of perceived coercion and motivation on treatment completion and subsequent
re-arrest were examined in a sample of substance-abusing offenders assessed for …

Client engagement in drug treatment

R Fiorentine, J Nakashima, MD Anglin - Journal of substance abuse …, 1999 - Elsevier
Client engagement in drug abuse treatment is associated with favorable treatment
outcomes, but it is not completely understood why some clients are more likely to engage in …

Social control and coercion in addiction treatment: towards evidence‐based policy and practice

TC Wild - Addiction, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Social pressures are often an integral part of the process of seeking addiction
treatment. However, scientists have not developed conclusive evidence on the processes …

Community reinforcement and family training (CRAFT): Engaging unmotivated drug users in treatment

RJ Meyers, WR Miller, DE Hill, JS Tonigan - Journal of Substance Abuse, 1998 - Elsevier
Although motivation for drug abuse treatment is a substantial problem, unilateral intervention
through concerned significant others (CSOs) represents a promising method for engaging …

Substance abuse treatment outcomes for coerced and noncoerced clients

AC Burke, TK Gregoire - Health & social work, 2007 - academic.oup.com
This study provides new evidence regarding the relation of coerced care to posttreatment
substance use and addiction severity while controlling for two important factors: readiness to …