Effectiveness Bank Alcohol Treatment Matrix cell A2: The ‘Common Factors’ at the Heart of Treatment
THE ‘COMMON FACTORS’ AT THE HEART OF TREATMENT
The first cell in row two of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix initiates our investigation of treatment as opposed to brief interventions, discussing seminal and key research relevant across different treatment modalities. It focuses on the ‘common factors’ often sidelined as components of the placebo effect, but which are actually active ingredients at least as important as the particular therapy. Starts with a “frankly inspiring series of studies from the 1950s”, highlights the multi-million dollar US Project MATCH trial, and develops evidence...