title: Psychotherapy for substance abuse.
abstract: Professional psychotherapy can provide benefits for substance abuse patients. It is probably most helpful for specific types of patients and only under certain conditions. Work that carefully defines these patient subtypes and conditions is only just beginning.
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*