Understanding the role of personal motivation in addiction treatment changed with the
advent of the Transtheoretical Model of intentional behavior change, a better understanding …

Motivation plays an important role in alcoholism treatment by influencing patients to seek,
complete, and comply with treatment as well as make successful long-term changes in their …

“I'll be spending the next couple hours with you to complete the first part of your treatment or
counseling. The first part of treatment and counseling is the data-gathering phase. This is the …

Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Clifasefi, SL, Grow, J., Chawla, N., Hsu, SH, Carroll, HA, Harrop, E.,
Collins, SE, Lustyk, MK, & Larimer, ME (2014). Relative efficacy of mindfulness-based …

Aims. This study examined client motivation as a predictor of retention and therapeutic
engagement across the major types of treatment settings represented in the third national …

We examined whether a 9-item scale based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB)
predicted substance abuse treatment completion. Data were collected at a public, outpatient …

Few studies have examined outcomes of prison-based treatment programs over a 5-year
observation period. The present analysis was based on a sample of 715 prisoners randomly …

Background Long-term (5-year) outcomes of community treatment for cocaine dependence
were examined in relation to problem severity at treatment entry and treatment exposure …

Studies of community-based substance abuse treatment indicate that motivation for
treatment is critical for retaining clients in the program and for their becoming therapeutically …

Background: Although prior research has examined predictors of treatment retention in
public alcohol and drug treatment programs, little is known about factors that influence …