Question 1

What therapies are used to treat drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

The most common types of therapy for addiction treatment includes Cognitive behavioral therapy, Contingency management, Motivational enhancement therapy, Trauma Focused CBT and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Question 2

How does cognitive behavioral therapy treat drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most common kinds of therapy for both addiction and other kinds of disorders, such as anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on the development of personal coping strategies in order to help a patient deal with their stressors in a healthy way. Specifically, CBT focuses on how patients deal with unhelpful thoughts, in particular, getting patients to recognize and understand the thinking processes that drives their addictive behaviors.

Question 3

How does contingency management treat drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

Contingency management, often called motivational incentives, is a kind of therapy uses tangible rewards to encourage or motivate patients to achieve desired goals, such as passing a drug test. One kind of contingency management program, voucher-based reinforcement (VBR), gives patients in recovery vouchers that can be exchanged for rewards on the condition of passing a drug test. As a patient accrues more passed drug tests, the value of the vouchers increases. However, the value resets if a patient gets a positive, helping encourage patients to stay drug free.

Question 4

How does motivational enhancement therapy treat drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

Motivational enhancement therapy focuses on helping individuals resolve their ambivalence about getting treatment and getting sober. The goal of this kind of treatment is to create a rapid internal motivation to change from within the patient, instead of having a therapist guide them step-by-step through a long period of recovery.

Question 5

What is trauma focused CBT?

Accepted Answer

Trauma focused CBT is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on addressing the needs of a variety of individuals, including those with:

PTSD symptoms
Depression
Anxiety
Other disorders related to traumatic experiences

Question 6

Can dialectical behavioral therapy treat addiction?

Accepted Answer

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is another, specific kind of cognitive behavioral therapy designed to treat borderline personality disorder, a disorder typified by instability in work and relationships and a greater likelihood to engage in risky and compulsive behaviors, like risky sex and drug abuse. Since then, DBT has been used to treat a variety of other psychological issues, including addiction disorders.

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