title: Therapist techniques used during the cognitive therapy of opiate-dependent patients.
abstract: A review of current substance abuse literature indicates that although clinicians espouse cognitive and behavioral methods in the treatment of drug-dependent patients, little is known about the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy with these individuals. Our objective is to examine the specific techniques used by manual-guided cognitive-behavioral therapists during the treatment of opiate-dependent patients. Ratings of audiotaped sessions using the Collaborative Study Psychotherapy Rating Scale indicate that the cognitive-behavioral therapists did not rely on behavioral methods early in treatment as predicted by both theory and the clinical literature. Cognitive techniques and techniques oriented toward establishing a collaborative structure predominated and increased from early- to late-in-treatment sessions. We discuss the implications of the results in terms of treatment manual revisions and directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baranackie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crits-Christoph
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kurcias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support