title: A profile of family therapies in the drug-abuse field.
abstract: This paper presents a profile of 1,117 family therapists who are providing treatment to families of recovering drug abusers. The data was part of a national survey of the current status of family therapy in the drug-abuse field. The results reveal extensive information about the education, training, personal background, caseload characteristics, and theoretical orientations of these individuals.
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D012744:Sex Ratio; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*