Progress in the Development of Cost-Effective Treatment for Drug Abusers

摘要

The monograph is based upon papers presented at a technical review which was held in Rockville, Maryland on June 7 and 8, 1984. The meeting was sponsored by the Division of Clinical Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Topics include: Issues in the brief treatment of drug abusers; Psychotherapy for opiate dependence; Behavior therapy in drug abuse treatment: review and evaluation; One-person family therapy: a modality of brief strategic family therapy; Personalized nursing: an effective intervention model for use with drug-dependent women in an emergency room; Brief effective treatment strategies: pharmacological therapy for opiate addicts; Medical maintenance feasibility study; The role of employment in the rehabilitation of heroin addicts; Who is serving drug abuse clients; The Harvard Group Aftercare Program; and Project skills.