title: A contemporary approach to the family treatment of substance abuse disorders.
abstract: A contemporary approach to the family treatment of substance abuse is presented. This approach involves developing a method for establishing and maintaining a substance-free state, a workable system of family therapy, sufficient attention to the family after substance abuse has stopped, and an individualized, integrated approach which takes into consideration a variety of family factors.
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*