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Walter Ling - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cocaine Abuse counseling as HIV prevention.
Aids Education and Prevention, 1997Co-Authors: Steve Shoptaw, Dominick L. Frosch, Richard A. Rawson, Walter LingAbstract:: The current study evaluated the efficacy of Cocaine Abuse counseling alone as a strategy to reduce HIV-related sexual risk behaviors. Participants were 232 Cocaine-abusing or dependent individuals who received up to 26 weeks of Matrix counseling but no formal HIV-prevention interventions. One hundred fifty-seven (67.6%) participants completed assessments at admission, during treatment, and at 6 months following admission. Participants located for follow-up were significantly more likely to be Caucasian, to be better educated, and to complete longer treatment episodes than those not located. Main study findings indicated a statistically significant association between safer sex behavior and completion of a Cocaine Abuse counseling episode (chi 2 (2, n = 157) = 6.25, p < .05). Participants who completed counseling were more likely to change to safer sex or maintain safer sex over the 6-month period than participants who terminated counseling prematurely. The primary method for reducing sexual risk involved overall decreases in reported numbers of partners (Partners-baseline = 5.32, SD = 6.25; Partners6 Months = 2.47, SD = 2.62; F(1, 132) = 36.32, p < .001) among this group of mostly heterosexual (89.9%), Caucasian (69.0%), crack Cocaine users (65.6%). We concluded that Cocaine Abuse counseling is a powerful intervention for reducing HIV-related sexual behaviors in this group at high risk for exposure to HIV. Study findings suggested that efforts to evaluate HIV prevention programs must also account for the effect of drug counseling.
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an intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:Abstract The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
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research reportan intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
Richard A. Rawson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cocaine Abuse counseling as HIV prevention.
Aids Education and Prevention, 1997Co-Authors: Steve Shoptaw, Dominick L. Frosch, Richard A. Rawson, Walter LingAbstract:: The current study evaluated the efficacy of Cocaine Abuse counseling alone as a strategy to reduce HIV-related sexual risk behaviors. Participants were 232 Cocaine-abusing or dependent individuals who received up to 26 weeks of Matrix counseling but no formal HIV-prevention interventions. One hundred fifty-seven (67.6%) participants completed assessments at admission, during treatment, and at 6 months following admission. Participants located for follow-up were significantly more likely to be Caucasian, to be better educated, and to complete longer treatment episodes than those not located. Main study findings indicated a statistically significant association between safer sex behavior and completion of a Cocaine Abuse counseling episode (chi 2 (2, n = 157) = 6.25, p < .05). Participants who completed counseling were more likely to change to safer sex or maintain safer sex over the 6-month period than participants who terminated counseling prematurely. The primary method for reducing sexual risk involved overall decreases in reported numbers of partners (Partners-baseline = 5.32, SD = 6.25; Partners6 Months = 2.47, SD = 2.62; F(1, 132) = 36.32, p < .001) among this group of mostly heterosexual (89.9%), Caucasian (69.0%), crack Cocaine users (65.6%). We concluded that Cocaine Abuse counseling is a powerful intervention for reducing HIV-related sexual behaviors in this group at high risk for exposure to HIV. Study findings suggested that efforts to evaluate HIV prevention programs must also account for the effect of drug counseling.
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an intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:Abstract The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
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research reportan intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
Ahmed Elkashef - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pharmacotherapy and other treatments for Cocaine Abuse and dependence
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2005Co-Authors: Frank Vocci, Ahmed ElkashefAbstract:Purpose of reviewThis review examines progress being made in the treatment of Cocaine Abuse and dependence, with a particular focus on pharmacotherapies. Medications with apparently very different mechanisms of action have been reported to reduce Cocaine use in controlled clinical trials in outpatie
Steven Shoptaw - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:Abstract The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
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research reportan intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
Jeanne L Obert - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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an intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:Abstract The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.
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research reportan intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse treatment the matrix model
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1995Co-Authors: Richard A. Rawson, Steven Shoptaw, Jeanne L Obert, Michael J Mccann, Albert Hasson, Patricia Marinellicasey, Paul Brethen, Walter LingAbstract:The Matrix model of outpatient treatment was developed during the 1980s in response to an overwhelming demand for Cocaine Abuse treatment services. The model was constructed using components based upon empirically supported findings from the substance Abuse research field. Over the course of development, data were collected on the treatment model and the model was modified based upon empirical evaluation. A pilot study comparing the Matrix outpatient model with an inpatient hospital treatment program produced preliminary support for the clinical utility of the model. An open trial comparing publicly and privately funded patients demonstrated that patients with fewer resources were more difficult to engage and retain in this model of outpatient treatment. In a controlled trial, a clear positive relationship was documented between duration and amount of treatment involvement in the Matrix model and positive outcome at 1 year. Due to a variety of methodological issues, the study was not able to answer definitively the question of clinical efficacy. In all of these studies, patients treated with the Matrix model demonstrated statistically significant reductions in drug and alcohol use and improvements in psychological indicators. This body of work, along with the public acceptance the model has received in the treatment community, support the usefulness of this intensive outpatient approach for Cocaine Abuse. Further research is underway to provide additional controlled information on the value of this treatment approach.