title: Chronic addiction relapse treatment: a study of the effectiveness of the high-risk identification and prediction treatment model. Part I.
abstract: The high-risk identification and prediction treatment model (HRIPTM) was developed to investigate physiological and psychological conditions associated with the concept of negative emotional state, and to examine the origin and evolution of this condition in relation to addiction relapse. An in-depth case study sample of n=30 was conducted within the context of an intensive out-patient addiction treatment program based on the HRIPTM. The HRIPTM investigates the nature of problematic repetitive behavior patterns originating in the childhood developmental period, the individual nature of negative emotional state in relation to these patterns and their evolution, and their influence on addiction vulnerability and addiction relapse. The preliminary study, upon which this model was based, emphasized the importance of developing methods for accumulating information that pinpoints lifespan experiences associated with the origin of problematic behaviors, the level of emotional intensity factors associated with behavior pattern construction and development, and level of associated risk potential as it manifests in each individual case. Recent neuroscientific studies into the early developmental process are producing increased evidence of the enormous influence of this period on later developmental processes. Addiction, in itself a developmental process, may be more influenced by pre-addiction factors than previously assumed. This model addresses those influences. The study was conducted to determine whether or not information that arises from the HRIPTM increases the patient's and clinician's ability to address addiction relapse more effectively. As a result of completion of the HRIPTM program, the sample n=30 reported gained ability to address recovery processes more effectively. The 12-question HRIPTM Questionnaire instrument, when tabulated, revealed that of the 360 total responses, less than 2% disagreed that ability had been gained in all suggested areas defined in the questionnaire. Over 98% agreed or strongly agreed that ability had been gained in the defined areas.
authors.affiliation: Charter Behavioral Health System, Asheville, NC, USA. cgerwe@saluda.tds.net
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gerwe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012107:Research Design; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*