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First Colonial Pyschotherapy

Group Therapy

"Group therapy requires that individuals understand and explore the emotional and interpersonal conflicts that can contribute to substance abuse." (W. H. 2002)

"Members can learn how to avoid triggers for use, the importance of abstinence, and how to self identify as a person recovering from substance abuse." (W. H. 2002)

"provide positive peer support and pressure for abstinence from substances of abuse."(W. H. 2002)

"reduce the sense of isolation that most people who have substance use disorders experience." (W. H. 2002)

"help members learn to cope with their substance use problems by allowing them to see how others deal with similar problems"(W. H. 2002)

Pyschotherapy

"Skilled and intentional treatment process whereby the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of a person are modified with the intention of facilitating increased functioning and life adjustment" (Hersen 2002)

"Psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers are authorized to provide psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in individual, group, couples, and family therapy sessions." (Hersen 2002)

"Psychotherapy to treat substance abuse can occur in a variety of settings"(Hersen 2002)

individual

group

outpatient treatment

detoxification program

"Some form of psychotherapy or behavioral therapy is usually considered as a treatment option for virtually all patients seeking treatment for substance use disorders." (Hersen 2002)

Substance Abuse & Adults

"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has identified the abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs as a “hidden epidemic” in the expanding older adult population." (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.(2005)

"5.1 million adults with mental illness, 19.7% (8.9 million) met criteria for substance abuse or dependence compared with 6.5% (11.9 million) of the general population with these conditions." (Kuehn 2011)

"Older adults who abuse substances may be more likely to have undiagnosed psychiatric and medical conditions than older adults who do not abuse substances, complicating their treatment even more" (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 2000).

"fewer than half received any treatment, according to the latest estimates from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration."(Kuehn 2011)