High- and low-structure treatments for substance dependence: Role of learned helplessness

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 567-584

  Thornton, Charles C ^a   Patkar, Ashwin A ^a,b   Murray, Heather W ^a   Mannelli, Paolo ^a   Gottheil, Edward ^a   Vergare, Michael J ^a   Weinstein, Stephen P ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drugs; Learned helplessness; Outcome; Substance dependence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; METHADONE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELPLESSNESS; HIGH STRUCTURE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LEARNING; LOW STRUCTURE FACILITATIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041833672     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-120023459     Document Type: Article

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