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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"addiction treatment"”.
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Predictors of Addiction Treatment Attrition
… 23.5 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse problem in 2009 (9.3 percent of persons aged 12 or older). Unfortunately, addiction treatment completion rates remain relatively low, looming around 50%. In order for treatment programs to be more …
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Cognitive Function in the Alcohol Addiction Treatment Population
… deviance. In order for patients to benefit from treatment, they must be able to utilize multiple cognitive functions. Research has shown that patients suffering from cognitive impairments are much more likely to drop out of treatment early, thereby lending them to higher relapse rates. This study …
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Stereotypical sex-roles: A barrier to success in addiction treatment?
Hypothesis on success in addiction treatment programs as measured by BEM Sex-Role Inventory.
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Stereotypical sex-roles: A barrier to success in addiction treatment?
Hypothesis on success in addiction treatment programs as measured by BEM Sex-Role Inventory.
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Struggling to hold addiction treatment talk and relapse in mind
Addiction is a common problem, as is relapse. People often struggle to come to terms with and manage the intoxicating effects of substances and consequently need treatment. This dissertation focusses on treatment talk as it relates to addiction counselling in a residential setting in order to …
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Betting On Health Care: Evaluating Private Equity Activity In Addiction Treatment
… seen significant private equity investment, with addiction treatment facilities being a particular target due to the high reimbursement rates and growing demand for services. Private equity investment in this sector can infuse facilities with capital and improve operational efficiencies. However, …
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Dynamic dualities: the ‘British system’ of heroin addiction treatment, 1965-1987
This thesis is concerned with the treatment of heroin addiction between 1965 and 1987. It examines a series of conflicts between seemingly opposed forces: between the medical and the social, the specialist and the generalist, the public and the private provision of healthcare, and the short-term …
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ELUCIDATING AMPHETAMINE ACTIONS AT THE DOPAMINE TERMINAL: POTENTIAL FOR COCAINE ADDICTION TREATMENT
… with high clinical efficacy and limited addiction potential. The work contained in this dissertation is focused on elucidating amphetamine’s actions on dopamine neurotransmission that underlie its therapeutic actions as well as its abuse potential.
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Alcohol addiction treatment in Cape Town: Exploratory investigation of the public-private mix
… safety are compromised by the effects of alcohol addiction. Some of the consequences include transmission of infectious diseases, disproportionate use of medical and social services, traffic accidents, and street crimes. Additionally, when dealing with alcohol addiction, many expenses are incurred …
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The Measurement of Counselors' Emotional Intelligence and Client Treatment Outcomes in Addiction Treatment Settings
Residential adult drug and alcohol treatment centers have yet to investigate the relationship between counselors' emotional intelligence and client success. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the emotional intelligence as well as the personal and …
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An Exploration into Factors Contributing to Patient-Initiated Termination from Addiction Treatment Programs by Opioid-Dependent Persons
… and long-standing problem in the field of addiction treatment, is linked to the effectiveness of addiction treatment. The literature revealed several important points. First, treatment outcomes are positively correlated with the length of time spent in treatment. Second, many patients …
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Efficacy of Addiction Treatment in a Correctional Setting for Female Offenders as Measured by the Addiction Severity Index
… determine to what extent improvement following treatment for addiction was evident, and if treatment seemed causative in that outcome, for incarcerated female addicts. This study also explored the question of which treatment modality seemed most effective-- an education-only group, a …
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Cocaine self-administration in rhesus monkeys: effects on neurobiology and cognition and evaluation of cognitive enhancement for addiction treatment
No effective drug treatments for cocaine dependence exist, although combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions, reviewed in Chapter I, may lead to better treatment outcomes. The goal of the current research is to characterize neurobiological and cognitive deficits associated with cocaine …
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Changes in client functioning during treatment at a secondary stage addiction facility: an analysis of case records
… importance of local research on the effective treatment of substance use disorders. While there are outcome studies supporting the effectiveness of various addiction treatment models, and much is known about the various stages of intervention at addiction treatment facilities, little is known …
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Temporality in addiction and counselling psychology practice
… and who successfully completed a residential addiction treatment intervention. Measures of subjective time perspective (TP) were taken before and after treatment using a quantitative scale (short-‐form ZTPI) and a qualitative component to capture additional phenomenological experiences of …
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Recovering from Silence. Composing Self in Time, Spaces, and Friendships: A Narrative Inquiry with Four Mothers Supporting Adolescent Children through Long-Term Addictions Treatment
Addiction is a complex and growing phenomenon that affects many people in many different contexts. Mothering a child through long-term addiction treatment is an under-researched context. This study is a narrative inquiry into the experiences of four mothers parenting children through long-term …
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