title: A personal intervention substance abuse treatment approach: Substance abuse treatment in a least restrictive residential model.
abstract: The following paper will detail demographic information about alcohol and substance abuse issues in the acquired brain injury (ABI) population. Included in such a review will be a systematic presentation of the current data on the incidence of such issues as well as a comprehensive treatment model with outcome data provided. Pre- and post-test measures of separate functional outcome areas were employed to assess the effects of the treatment package. The paper will document the core elements of a substance abuse treatment programme that is based upon community inclusion and positive, proactive treatment methods in facilitating decreases in substance abuse behaviour. The programme employed a host of individual and group session protocols specifically targeted at education and self-monitoring of behaviour in order to facilitate more effective self-control of addictive behaviours. The positive outcomes achieved by the participants involved in the study provide clinical justification for a proactive behavioural approach to substance abuse in the ABI population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Comprehensive Services, Mentor ABI Group, Personal Intervention Program, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
authors.forename: Tom C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hensold
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guercio
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Grubbs
authors.forename: Johnna C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000592:standards*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome