Family Therapy is a branch of psychotherapy that focuses on family‐level assessment to address the interdependent nature of familial relations and transform these complex relational patterns …

Does Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Users Also Help Parents? Family therapies such as multisystemic family therapy, multidimensional family therapy, and brief strategic family …

Involving family members in substance use disorder treatment can enhance patient outcomes Substance use disorder (SUD) is complex and often difficult to treat. The benefit of involving …

Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) Behavioral Couples Therapy is a form of behavior therapy that incorporates both the partner and the individual seeking help for alcohol or other drugs. The …

Motivational Enhancement Therapy techniques have been tested as part of several randomized controlled trials comparing treatments for alcohol and other drug use disorders, including …

Guide for Family Members Addiction affects the whole family. Loved ones, such as family members and friends, often need to seek out support services as well. At least 25% of the …

Contingency Management (CM) does not need to be implemented by a clinician per se. Parents of teenagers with substance use disorder or related problems might tie rewards (e.g., use the …

The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a psychosocial intervention for individuals with alcohol and other drug use disorders that has been adapted for several populations, including …

For individuals and families seeking recovery: Dialectical behavior therapy is a skills-based treatment that is increasingly being employed for the treatment of substance use disorders. …

For individuals and families seeking recovery: Findings from this study suggest that successful low-risk drinking is most likely among individuals with lower alcohol dependence, fewer …