On treatment mechanisms - What can we learn from the COMBINE study?

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 703-705

  Bergmark, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioural intervention; COMBINE study; Common factors; Dodo bird verdict; Naltrexone; Pharmacotherapies; Specific factors; Treatment mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; NALTREXONE;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 42149166178     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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