title: Developing a rural therapy with big city approaches.
abstract: Both rural communities and urban communities experience problems associated with drug use and drug dependence. However, existing treatment interventions are not tailored for rural settings. This article describes a project which will modify an existing social skills behavioral therapy for rural populations, refine the therapy, develop a manual, train and supervise therapists, and pilot test the structured behavioral outpatient rural therapy to treat rural drug users and drug dependents as Stage I Research for NIDA's Behavioral Therapies Development Program.
authors: Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
authors: C G
authors: CG
authors: Leukefeld
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: Godlaski
authors: L R
authors: LR
authors: Hays
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Clark
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007629:Kentucky; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D016730:Program Development; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012919:Social Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*