Self-help activities in cocaine dependent patients entering treatment: results from NIDA collaborative cocaine treatment study.
Although little is known about self-help attendance among cocaine dependent patients, clinicians frequently recommend this treatment. Cocaine dependent patients (519) entering a psychotherapy study were therefore surveyed regarding their recent self-help group attendance and participation. During the previous week, 34% had attended a self-help group. Of self-help attenders who actively participated 55% initiated abstinence within the next month, compared with 40% of non-attenders and 38% of non-participating attenders (P < 0.01). These findings support the potential short-term positive prognostic significance of self-help attendance and participation in cocaine dependent patients.
Weiss
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Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Griffin
M L
ML
Najavits
L M
LM
Hufford
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C
Kogan
J
J
Thompson
H J
HJ
Albeck
J H
JH
Bishop
S
S
Daley
D C
DC
Mercer
D
D
Siqueland
L
L
D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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