Objective: In the present meta-analysis, we test the technical and relational hypotheses of
Motivational Interviewing (MI) efficacy. We also propose an a priori conditional process …

The initial wave of the baby boom generation turned 65 years old in 2011, a generation that
comprises 30% of the total US population. 1 The size of this generation and their longer life …

One of the largest determinants of client outcomes is the counselor who provides treatment.
Therapists often vary widely in effectiveness, even when delivering standardized manual …

Client speech in favor of change within motivational interviewing sessions has been linked
to treatment outcomes, but a causal chain has not yet been demonstrated. Using a …

Just 15 years ago, Liddle and Dakof (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1995; 21, 511)
concluded, based on the available evidence, that family therapy represented a “promising …

Background Research has led to improvements in the effectiveness of interventions for
substance use disorders (SUD), but for the most part progress has been modest, particularly …

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 …

Now revised and updated, this widely used text comprehensively reviews theories of
addiction to give students and professionals a multidisciplinary foundation for clinical …

This study evaluated a treatment combining bupropion with a novel acceptance and
relationship focused behavioral intervention based on the acceptance and relationship …

In the field of addiction treatment, the term continuing care has been used to indicate the
stage of treatment that follows an initial episode of more intensive care. This article reviews …