Globally, one out of three people suffer from a mental health issue during their lifetime. In
romantic relationships, impaired mental health does not only affect the individual but also …

Couple therapy research affirms that various approaches to couple treatment produce
statistically and clinically significant improvement for a substantial proportion of couples in …

Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) sees the substance-abusing patient with the spouse to
arrange a daily “sobriety contract” in which the patient states his or her intent not to drink or …

Although substance abuse professionals are generally open to new and better therapeutic
methods, most evidence-based treatments do not easily find their way into practice. Natural …

Alcohol and drug problems affect not only those using these substances but also family
members of the substance user. In this review evidence of the negative impacts substance …

Addiction research is challenged to disseminate evidence-based practices into routine
clinical settings. The successful adoption of innovation must consider issues of fit, such as …

Aim To identify possible reasons for the disappointingly negative results of methodologically
rigorous controlled trials of psychological treatments in the addictions field. Method A …

Contingency management (CM) interventions are among the most effective methods for
initiating drug abstinence, but they infrequently have been adopted by community drug and …

This article offers an overview of the expanding field of couple therapy, focusing on what the
author considers to be new and even revolutionary in this field. In terms of outcome …

This article provides a comprehensive review of research studies that have examined the
diffusion of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) within the field of substance abuse treatment …