Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 388-401

  Fals Stewart, William ^a   O'Farrell, Timothy J ^b   Birchler, Gary R ^c   Lam, Wendy K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

"Virtuous cycle" concurrent treatment for substance use and relationship functioning; BCT as treatment for alcoholism; Behavioral couples therapy for alcoholism and drug abuse; Communication skills training and slowing down partners' verbal exchanges; Element of BCT intervention for substance abuse; Family interaction and dynamics influencing substance abuse etiology; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) standard; Partner involved therapies great promise as interventions for substance abuse; Use of couples therapy in treating substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885718217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444310238.ch26     Document Type: Chapter

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