[Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for substance abuse disorders].
This article describes the current status of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy as well Relapse Prevention and Coping Skill approaches applied in drug abuse treatments. The objective is show a review about theories and technique used by Cognitive Therapy and others approaches derived that, specifically Relapse Prevention and Coping Skill Treatments. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Coping Skill, and Relapse Prevention are a short-time, goal-oriented and structured treatments. Thus, they assume a posture directive and active. We pointed out some difference between the theories about Cognitive Therapy, Relapse Prevention and Coping Skill. The Cognitive Therapy accentuated the focus in patients thought, feeling and circumstances that get in a dysfunctional behavioral. Relapse Prevention and Coping Skill are based in behavioral theories besides of the Cognitive. We, finally, look forward to introduce the lasted scientific finding to helpful the general psychiatric to improve the assistance in drug abuse treatment.
Silva
Cláudio Jerônimo da
CJ
Unidade de Pesquisa em Alcool e Droga, Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Brazil. claudiojeronimo@terra.com.br
Serra
Ana Maria
AM
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D012056:Reinforcement, Social; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*