Three fundamental clinical issues are consistently associated with treatment engagement
and outcomes in substance using populations; coercion, motivation and therapeutic …

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 …

Research on coercion in addiction treatment typically investigates objective sources of
social pressure among legally mandated clients. Little research has examined the impact of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The present study involved 3 phases that led to the development and initial validation of the
Perceived Coercion Questionnaire (PCQ), a scale that researchers use to measure …

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 …

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 …

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 …