Implementing substance abuse group therapy clinical trials in real-world settings: Challenges and strategies for participant recruitment and therapist training in the Women's Recovery Group Study

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 197-204

  Greenfield, Shelly F ^a,b   Crisafulli, Michele A ^c   Kaufman, Julia S ^a,d   Freid, Cathryn M ^a,b   Bailey, Genie L ^e,f   Connery, Hilary S ^a,b   Rapoza, Michelle ^f   Rodolico, John ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Stanley Street Treatment and Resources ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE GROUP THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84898923057     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12099.x     Document Type: Article

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