From Assessment Reactivity to Aftercare for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Are We There Yet?

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 577-590

  Kaminer, Yifrah ^a   Godley, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive treatment; Adolescent substance abuse; Aftercare; Assessment reactivity; Continued care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953518836     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.03.009     Document Type: Review

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