psychosocial treatment

At the Crux: The Encounter between Clinician and Client. Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix Cell B2

Book

29 April 2020

AT THE CRUX: THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN CLINICIAN AND CLIENT Influences explored across the Matrix come to a head in the encounter between clinician and client. Take a step back and (in the words of one of this cell’s reviews) you will see that...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Do Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms also Reduce Domestic Abuse?

Scientific article

29 March 2019

In celebration of International Women’s Day we are highlighting studies throughout the month of March that further our understanding of how sex and gender influence the course of addiction and treatment, with a particular focus on women...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Resolving Therapist-Client Tensions May Promote Recovery

Scientific article

6 December 2018

Amalgamated research findings raise the intriguing possibility that experiencing the resolution of breakdowns or tensions (‘ruptures’) in the therapist-client relationship promotes client welfare even more than rupture-free relationships...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Therapist Empathy More Closely Related to Outcomes than Therapy Type

Scientific article

27 November 2018

The more therapists empathically communicate their understanding of and compassion for clients, the better the outcomes - a relationship stronger than between outcomes and the type of therapy. Recommendations in this review commissioned by...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Patients Who Expect the Best Are More Likely to Get It

Scientific article

22 November 2018

How much a patient expects treatment will help is not just an empty prediction but a force in making treatment help, is the strong possibility raised by a review commissioned by an American Psychological Association task force. The...

Duration of Therapy – Does It Matter?

Scientific article

9 November 2017

Highlights Planned duration of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Actual attended sessions of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Frequency of research assessments significantly associated with use of...

National Opioid Maintenance Treatment Conference

18 October 2018

Oslo

Norway

The national opioid maintenance conference is a biennial meeting place for networking, updates in the field, and capacity-building. Participants includes experts within opioid

How Can Contingency Management Support Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? A Systematic Review

Book

1 May 2016

Rewarding people dependent on illegal drugs for not using those drugs is a controversial tactic, one this report from the European Union’s drug misuse centre found patchily effective in extending retention and reducing substance use as a...