Rigorous reviews of the science on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) indicate
that AA and related 12-step treatment are at least as helpful as other intervention …

Aims. To evaluate disulfiram and three forms of manual guided psychotherapy for
individuals with cocaine dependence and concurrent alcohol abuse or dependence …

The comparative effectiveness of 12-step and cognitive-behavioral (CB) models of
substance abuse treatment was examined among 3,018 patients from 15 programs at the …

Relatively little is known about how substance abuse treatment facilitates positive outcomes.
This study examined the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of action of affiliation with …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to explore how participants use metaphors to express
and communicate experiences and emotions that may have been previously unexpressed …

Updated for today's health care climate, the revised and expanded second edition of this
popular volume offers a thorough introduction to clinical work with this difficult-to-treat …

A gap exists between empirically supported substance abuse treatments and those used in
community settings. This study examined the feasibility of training substance abuse …

This article first explains the conceptual framework and plan of a naturalistic, multisite
evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) substance abuse treatment programs. It …

On any given day, more than 700,000 people in the United States receive alcoholism
treatment in either inpatient or outpatient settings. For many of those patients, detoxification …

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the spiritual aspect of recovery for people with
drink problems through carrying out a comparative analysis of South Asian men recovering …