title: Self-help activities in cocaine dependent patients entering treatment: results from NIDA collaborative cocaine treatment study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Najavits
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hufford
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Albeck
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siqueland
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine