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 …

Narrative reviews conclude that behavioral couples therapy (BCT) produces better
outcomes than individual-based treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse problems …

Although behavioral couples therapy (BCT) has considerable support in treating alcohol use
disorder (AUD), studies have not examined BCT for dual-problem couples in which both …

Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice poses a perennial and vexing
dilemma. On the one hand, researchers develop empirically proven therapeutic approaches …

Publisher Summary Alcohol behavioral couples therapy (ABCT) remains the most
systematically evaluated and validated couples-based therapy for the treatment of couples …

Research suggests that Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT), tailored to treat alcohol
problems, produces significant reduction in alcohol consumption and improvement in marital …

Addiction, Assessment, and Treatment with Adolescents, Adults, and Families Page 1 Behavioral
Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse: Rationale, Methods, Findings, and Future …

Aims Behavior couples therapy (BCT) is widely considered to be effective in the treatment of
substance use disorders. However, the effect size of BCT in different outcome measures …

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 …

Objective: Multiple studies show that behavioral couples therapy (BCT) is more efficacious
than individually based therapy (IBT) for substance use and relationship outcomes among …