Psychotherapy and Counseling in the Treatment of Drug Abuse

Table of Contents......Page 6
Psychotherapy and Counseling Research in Drug Abuse Treatment: Questions, Problems, and Solutions......Page 8
Research Findings......Page 14
Psychotherapy and Counseling for Methadone-Maintained Opiate Addicts: Results of Research Studies......Page 16
Crack and Cocaine Abusers in Outpatient Psychotherapy......Page 31
Methodological Considerations......Page 44
Therapist Effects in the Treatment of Drug Dependence: Implications for Conducting Comparative Treatment Studies......Page 46
Control Groups and Comparison Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research......Page 57
Attrition in Substance Abuse Comparative Treatment Research: The Illusion of Randomization......Page 73
Conceptualizing and Selecting Measures of Treatment Outcome: Implications for Drug Abuse Outcome Studies......Page 87
Can A Technology Model of Psychotherapy Research Be Applied to Cocaine Abuse Treatment?......Page 98
Methodology: What Are the Design Issues Involved in the Defined Research Priorities?......Page 112
Research Priorities and Future Directions......Page 126
Research Priorities for Psychotherapy and Counseling in the Treatment of Drug Abuse: The Psychotherapy Research Perspective......Page 128
List of NIDA Research Monographs......Page 135