Early therapeutic alliance as a predictor of treatment outcome for adolescent cannabis users in outpatient treatment

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages s26-s33

  Diamond, Guy S ^a,b   Liddle, Howard A ^c   Wintersteen, Matthew B ^a   Dennis, Michael L ^d   Godley, Susan H ^d   Tims, Frank ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

^e Operation PAR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845878541     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490601003664     Document Type: Article

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