Network therapy for cocaine abuse: use of family and peer supports.
Cocaine-dependent subjects were treated by psychiatric residents in a 24-week sequence of Network Therapy. This approach, developed for practitioners in solo practice, employs a cognitive-behavioral orientation in sessions with family and peers as well as in individual sessions. Of 47 subjects, 73% of all observed weekly urines were negative for cocaine, and 20 (45%) of the subjects had negative toxicologies in the last 3 scheduled samples. A positive outcome was associated with the number of network (but not individual) sessions attended and completion of the full treatment sequence. Results suggest the utility of Network Therapy, even in the hands of relatively naive therapists.
Galanter
Marc
M
Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, New York City, NY 10016, USA. marcgalanter@nyu.edu
Dermatis
Helen
H
Keller
Daniel
D
Trujillo
Manuel
M
D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012944:Social Support; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D016896:Treatment Outcome