Applying interventions designed to reduce and manage the symptoms of substance use disorders.
Treatment
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Therapist Empathy More Closely Related to Outcomes than Therapy Type
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...
Addiction Journal Podcast - December 2018
The Journal of Addiction has published its latest podcast describing the highlights from the December issue of Addiction. In addition to describing the key features that are presented in the journal, the podcast includes a selection of...
Effects of Long‐Term Alcohol Drinking on the Dopamine D2 Receptor: Gene Expression and Heteroreceptor Complexes in the Striatum in Rats
Abstract Background Reduced dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) ligand binding has repeatedly been demonstrated in the striatum of humans with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The attenuated D2R binding has been suggested to reflect a reduced D2R density...
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Patients Who Expect the Best Are More Likely to Get It
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...
PCSS Webinar: 'Recovery Support for Young People with Opioid Use Disorders'
Register now at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/280338473972824577
Tuesday | November 27, 2018 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Authoritative Recommendations on Improving Group Therapy Outcomes
How can we make the most of group therapy, a common treatment/support format in substance use treatment? Recommendations do not get more authoritative than those advanced in this review commissioned by the American Psychological Association...
Sustained Opioid Antagonism Modulates Striatal Sensitivity to Baby Schema in Opioid Use Disorder
Highlights First fMRI study on the effects of naltrexone on social motivation in opioid-addicted patients. Extended release naltrexone modulates brain response to the level of cuteness in baby portraits. Reduction in craving for opioids is...
Duration of Therapy – Does It Matter?
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...
