Open AccessA randomized clinical trial of behavioral couples therapy versus individually-based treatment for drug-abusing women.
Author(s) -
Timothy J. O’Farrell,
Jeremiah A. Schumm,
Marie Murphy,
Patrice Muchowski
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000185
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , substance use , substance abuse , clinical psychology , opioid use disorder , young adult , psychology , psychiatry , opioid , receptor
Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) is more efficacious than individually-based therapy (IBT) for substance and relationship outcomes among substance use disorder patients. This study compared BCT with IBT for drug-abusing women.