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Peer reviewedBell, Tammy L. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2002
Describes the six tasks of the pretreatment recovery phase. It is in the pretreatment phase that chemically dependent people begin to acknowledge the consequences of their chemical use and struggle with issues of control. Once a person begins to recognize that a problem exists, the motivation for treatment is established. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Self Motivation
Peer reviewedHirt, Michael; Greenfield, Heywood – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Examined effectiveness of implosive therapy with heroin addicts during detoxification from methadone. Treatment groups received 12 sessions of implosive therapy or eclectic counseling and were followed for a six-week period. The implosive therapy group were the only ones to significantly reduce their methadone level during treatment and follow-up.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Effectiveness, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Kelly, John S.; Gambatese, Richard J. – 1980
Previous studies have shown that the use of behavior modification techniques, specifically the use of token reinforcement systems, can produce positive changes in the behavior of heroin addicts within a hospital setting. A token economy program was assessed to determine the effectiveness of such a program with patients in an outpatient methadone…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Clinics, Drug Addiction
Peer reviewedLipton, Douglas S. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1998
Discusses problems associated with the increasing number of drug offenders in U.S. correctional institutions. Explores the relationship between drugs and crime, the history of treating drug-using offenders, and efforts afoot in the Federal Correctional Options Program and the Bureau of Prisons to rehabilitate these prisoners. (MKA)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime, Drug Addiction
Direct linkBall, Samuel A.; Nich, Charla; Rounsaville, Bruce J.; Eagan, Dorothy; Carroll, Kathleen M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The concurrent and predictive validity of 2 different methods of Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III subtyping (protocol sorting, cluster analysis) was evaluated in 125 recently detoxified opioid-dependent outpatients in a 12-week randomized clinical trial. Participants received naltrexone and relapse prevention group counseling and were…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Group Counseling, Drug Addiction
Peer reviewedRawson, Richard A. – Policy Review, 1990
Reviews findings about effective treatment for cocaine addiction based on experience in a Beverly Hills out-patient clinic. Describes various therapeutic approaches, emphasizing that one of the most important components of successful treatment is tailoring programs to the needs of individual patients as they progress through the stages of…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cocaine, Counseling Techniques, Crack
