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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"treatment model"”.
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Development and application of a channel-scale exhaust after-treatment model
… development and application of a computational model for optimisation and investigation of rare behaviours of exhaust after-treatment systems. Firstly, the performance of the model is critically assessed for various after-treatment devices against literature data, including a diesel oxidation …
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Trauma Treatment for Youth in Foster Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of Clinician Perspectives and Treatment Model Use
… Furthermore, although several evidence-based treatments exist for the treatment of child and adolescent trauma, little is known about how appropriate and effective existing treatment approaches are for youth in foster care. The current study used a mixed methods approach to examine a) the …
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Adventure-Based Therapy and Self-Efficacy Theory: Test of a Treatment Model for Late Adolescents with Depressive Symptomatology
… of the current study was to propose and test a model for conceptualizing changes that occur as a result of adventure-based therapy (ABT), using self-efficacy theory as the conceptual foundation. Other objectives were to test the effects of ABT on depressive symptomatology and related …
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Merging Task-Centered Social Work and Motivational Interviewing in Outpatient Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment: Model Development for Social Work Practice
… practice gap, this dissertation followed a model development paradigm consisting of several phases. Based on the task-centered model of social work practice and motivational interviewing, a new combined model was construed. The two underlying models were analyzed and synthesized, using …
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The use of a calibrated three phase (solid-aqueous-gas) plant-wide wastewater treatment model to simulate data on mineral precipitation
… in contemporary society. In reality, wastewater treatment plants are the primary means of spreading micropollutants, primarily because of their inadequate performance. However, efforts are being made to improve their efficiency and achieve an 80% reduction in micropollutant levels. Among the …
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Exploring how indigenous healing practices and a western treatment model “seeking safety” can co-exist in assisting indigenous peoples to heal from trauma and addiction
… healing practices (IHP) and a mainstream treatment model, Seeking Safety (SS), resulted in a reduction of intergenerational trauma (IGT) symptoms and SUD. The SS model has been studied in other populations but there was no evidence of its effectiveness with Indigenous peoples. Some studies …
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State patients with a lifetime sentence: a case study on the treatment and care of substance induced psychotic offenders at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital
This empirical study aims to explore the treatment model of substance-induced psychotic offenders at Valkenberg psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape. A large obstacle in terms of treatment for this population is the high rate of substance abuse further complicated by the rise of tik use in …
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How do clinicians work with the shift between stabilisation-work and exposure-work in PTSD-treatment? Interviewing clinicians - a grounded theory study
… and the exposure-phase in PTSD-treatment. Specifically, the aim is to explore how clinicians conceptualise exposure-readiness and how they evaluate when clients are ready to initiate exposure-work. For this, semi-structured interviews with psychologist providing trauma-focused …
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Updated cost effectiveness analysis of the Navy drug and alcohol rehabilitation program
… this thesis considers the replacement cost model and identifies an improvement to the previous methodology. The previous model misspecifies average replacement costs and overestimates the program benefits. A new rehabilitation treatment model is developed within this thesis. The value of the …
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Brief Heterogeneous Inpatient Groups: A Process-Oriented Psychoeducational Model
… to locate empirical studies that could offer treatment recommendations regarding how to facilitate brief duration, diagnostically heterogeneous inpatient psychotherapy groups. Although this review revealed little information about this specific type of group, common factors from inpatient …
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Gestalt Group Psychotherapy With Incarcerated Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Study
… these inmates rarely receive the mental health treatment they need. Previous studies have suggested that Gestalt therapy can have beneficial affects for inmates. However, further research examining treatment models for inmates diagnosed with schizophrenia is needed. This current study examined …
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A Case Study Comparison of Brief Group Treatment and Brief Individual Treatment in the Modification of Denial Among Child Sexual Abusers
… among child sexual abusers with brief group treatment when probable incarceration existed for subjects who did not admit. This current study replicated and enhanced their treatment model while omitting the adverse legal consequences for subjects remaining in denial. Brief individual therapy …
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The Addition of a Dissociation Module to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
… Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993a), a manualized treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was developed before the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - 4th Ed. (DSM-IV, APA, 1994) added dissociative symptoms to the diagnostic criterion for BPD. Hence, the manual (1993b) did not properly …
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Mentalized Affectivity Among Adolescents in Wilderness Therapy: An Initial Exploration
… investigated MA’s role in psychopathology and treatment for adolescents. Change in MA has yet to be investigated. Wilderness therapy is a non-traditional treatment model for “hard-to-reach” adolescents; its mechanisms of change have not been robustly researched. This study aims to investigate …
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A Bayesian stormwater quality model and its application to water quality monitoring
… grown due to its impact on our water resources. Treatment systems have been developed to mitigate this impact by preserving the pre-development hydrologic and water quality characteristics of the drainage areas. Understanding of the systems' treatment capabilities is required for stormwater …
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Relapse prevention with adolescent substance abusers and their families
When adolescents enter residential treatment for difficulties experienced at school, with the juvenile justice system and/or their parent(s)r substance abuse is often not identified as a significant contributor to the presenting problem. However, the dynamics of adolescent substance abuse are …
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Exercise Therapy for Mood Disorders in Retiring/Former Athletes
… of exercise therapy and psychotherapy as a treatment approach for mood-related difficulties experienced by former elite athletes during the transition out of competitive sport. Retirement from athletics is often associated with significant biopsychosocial challenges, including disruptions in …
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Modeling Treatment Outcomes in Eating Disorders
… Tailored Service Allocation provides a dynamic treatment model defined by empirically accepted theory and consistently informed by data provided by the patient. The use of patient feedback allows for the tailoring of individual treatment plans to meet the unique and varied needs of each patient. …
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Art Therapy with Minority Special Needs Children
… will follow the structural Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Model to address some of the low-self-esteem issues within the clients, integrating at least one art therapy directive into one of the Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Groups. The treatment will include psychoeducation, relaxation, affect …
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Mutiple systems training for treatment of incest : effects on attribution of blame
… experience, based upon a multiple systems incest treatment model, would reduce attribution of incest blame. As increasing numbers of persons seek treatment for incestuous experiences, trained professionals will be needed who understand the complexities of incest and the impact of attributing …
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