A preliminary investigation of acceptance and commitment therapy as a treatment for Marijuana dependence in adults

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 619-632

  Twohig, Michael P ^a,b   Shoenberger, Deacon ^a   Hayes, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Dependence; Marijuana; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38849128767     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.619-632     Document Type: Article

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