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Clem, Jamie M.; Smith, Thomas E.; Richards, Kristin V. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Substance abuse researchers identify self-efficacy and group cohesion as important components in alcohol and other drug-dependency treatment. Objectives: The purpose of this single-group, pretest-posttest study is to explore the therapeutic value of a challenge course intervention on the self-efficacy and group cohesion of nine chemically…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Focus Groups
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Schumm, Jeremiah A.; O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Murphy, Christopher M.; Fals-Stewart, William – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This study examined partner violence before and in the 1st and 2nd year after behavioral couples therapy (BCT) for 103 married or cohabiting women seeking alcohol dependence treatment and their male partners; it used a demographically matched nonalcoholic comparison sample. The treatment sample received M = 16.7 BCT sessions over 5-6 months.…
Descriptors: Females, Incidence, Alcoholism, Patients
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Fals-Stewart, William; Birchler, Gary R.; Kelley, Michelle L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Married or cohabiting female alcoholic patients (n = 138) and their non-substance-abusing male partners were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 equally intensive interventions: (a) behavioral couples therapy plus individual-based treatment (BCT; n = 46), (b) individual-based treatment only (IBT; n = 46), or (c) psychoeducational attention control…
Descriptors: Females, Patients, Spouses, Behavior Modification