Adding voucher-based incentives to community reinforcement approach improves outcomes during treatment for cocaine dependence

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 456-461

  García Fernández, Gloria ^a   Secades Villa, Roberto ^a   García Rodríguez, Olaya ^a   Sánchez Hervás, Emilio ^b   Fernández Hermida, José R ^a   Higgins, Stephen T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Valencia Regional Health Department   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPAIN; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 80051800668     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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