Extending the Benefits of Addiction Treatment: An Interview with James R. McKay, PhD
One of the major milestones in the modern evolution of addiction treatment has been the reconceptualization of addiction as a chronic disorder…
The Current Issue
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2015 May-Jun
13 Features
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13 Articles
The Features
The Impaired Professional, Part IV: Treating the Addicted Pharmacist: Defining the Issues
This year our nation will once again spend somewhere in the area of $559 billion on addiction, potentially making it our nation’s…
Beyond SBIRT: Incorporating Recovering Volunteers after the Intervention
In a hospital setting, patients can present with substance use or problems associated with substance misuse. Additionally, unhealthy alcohol use contributes to…
Outcomes: Developing Better Pathways to Quality Care
Based on the increasing need to demonstrate program efficacy facing the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and Parity, many addiction treatment programs…
Most Common and Effective Treatment Practices for Substance Use Disorders
Substance and alcohol abuse and dependence is a widespread national and global issue, affecting the health, mental health, and economy of today’s…
Is Level of Exposure to Twelve Step Facilitation Associated with Treatment Outcome?
Twelve Step facilitative therapy refers to a structured form of treatment that seeks to increase attendance and involvement with Twelve Step mutual…
Wisdom Recovery, Part III: The Culture is the Competence: Evolving the Practice of Treatment and Recovery
This is the final article in a three-part feature on wisdom recovery published in this magazine, prepared by a newly created group…
Reflections of an Addiction Psychiatrist
Sheila Blume, MD, created an enduring legacy within the modern treatment of addiction. After her medical training at Harvard in the mid-1950s…
Is Your Therapy Practice Ready for the Digital Age?
“Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way…
Therapeutic Alliances in Substance Abuse Treatment
It is widely known that a positive therapeutic alliance is a critical and necessary component of successful treatment outcomes for those who…
Trauma-Informed Care: Consumer Perspectives
Over the past decade, focus has been placed on utilizing evidence-based practices for substance abuse treatment. Evidence-based practices are supported by carefully-designed…
The Value of Group-Based, Experiential, Personal Growth Therapy
Chronic inter- and intrapersonal dysfunction takes many forms. Interpersonal dysfunction can include conflicts in intimate and social relationships (attachment issues, unsatisfying or…
The Power of Families to Influence Addiction Recovery: An Interview with Robert J. Meyers, PhD
One of the major clinical innovations in the modern treatment of addiction is the community reinforcement approach and family training (CRAFT) intervention…
