Community reinforcement approach plus vouchers for cocaine dependence in a community setting in Spain: Six-month outcomes

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-207

  Secades Villa, Roberto ^a   García Rodríguez, Olaya ^a   Higgins, Stephen T ^b,c   Fernández Hermida, José R ^a   Carballo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine dependence; Community setting; CRA; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPAIN; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 38549107658     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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