Behavioral Therapies for Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse and Behavioral Disinhibition

J.C. Verster et al. (eds.), Drug Abuse and Addiction in Medical Illness: Causes, Consequences and Treatment, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-3375-0_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 Learning Objectives Personality disorders and externalizing disorders • that are characterized by impulsive or poorly controlled behaviors are considered risk factors for developing drug abuse disorders. Impulsi...

Emerging Drug Therapies for Heart Failure

Heart failure is associated with high morbidity and mortality and is proving to be an economic burden in developing countries. A number of therapeutic agents are presently employed in heart failure; but they are not sufficient to control symptoms of heart failure. Moreover, the prevalence of chronic heart failure is progressively increasing and thus there is a continuing need to develop effecti...

Behavioral couples therapy for alcoholism and drug abuse.

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 use drugs and the spouse expresses support for the patient's efforts to stay abstinent. BCT also teaches communication and increases positive activities. Research supports three conclusions. First, BCT for both a...

Behavioral Therapies for Female Drug Users: An Efficacy-Focused Review

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