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A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction



Contents

Foreword
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: An Overview
  • Why CBT?
  • Components of CBT
    • Functional Analysis
    • Skills Training
    • Critical Tasks
  • Parameters of CBT
    • Format
    • Length
    • Setting
    • Patients
    • Compatibility With Adjunctive Treatments
  • Active Ingredients of CBT
    • Essential and Unique Interventions
    • Recommended But Not Unique Interventions
    • Acceptable Interventions
    • Interventions Not Part of CBT
  • CBT Compared to Other Treatments
    • Similar Approaches
      • Cognitive Therapy
      • Community Reinforcement Approach
      • Motivational Enhancement Therapy
    • Dissimilar Approaches
      • Twelve-Step Facilitation
      • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Basic Principles of CBT
  • Learned Behavior
    • Modeling
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Classical Conditioning
  • Functional Analysis
    • Deficiencies and Obstacles
    • Skills and Strengths
    • Determinants of Cocaine Use
  • Relevant Domains
  • Assessment Tools
  • Skills Training
    • Learning Strategies Aimed at Cessation of Cocaine Use
    • Generalizable Skills
    • Basic Skills First
    • Match Material to Patient Needs
    • Use Repetition
    • Practice Mastering Skills
      • Give a Clear Rationale
      • Get a Commitment
      • Anticipate Obstacles
      • Monitor Closely
      • Use the Data
      • Explore Resistance
      • Praise Approximations
    The Structure and Format of Sessions
    • 20/20/20 Rule
    • First Third of Session
      • Assess Patient Status
        • Urine Tests
        • Problem Solving
      • Listen for Current Concerns
      • Discuss the Practice Exercise
    • Second Third of Session
      • Introduce the Topic
      • Relate Topic to Current Concerns
      • Explore Reactions
    • Final Third of Session
      • Assign a Practice Exercise
      • Anticipate High-Risk Situations
    • Topics
    Integrating CBT and Medication
    Session 1: Introduction to Treatment and CBT
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • History and Relationship Building
      • Enhance Motivation
      • Negotiate Treatment Goals
      • Present the CBT Model
      • Establish Treatment Ground Rules
      • Introduce Functional Analysis
    • Practice Exercise
    Topic 1: Coping With Craving
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Understanding Craving
      • Describing Craving
      • Identifying Triggers
      • Avoiding Cues
      • Coping With Craving
        • Distraction
        • Talking About Craving
        • Going With the Craving
        • Recalling Negative Consequences
        • Using Self-Talk
    • Practice Exercises
    Topic 2: Shoring Up Motivation and Commitment to Stop
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Clarify Goals
      • Address Ambivalence About Abstinence
      • Identifying and Coping With Thoughts About Cocaine
        • Recognize
        • Avoid
        • Cope
    • Practice Exercises
    Topic 3: Refusal Skills/Assertiveness
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Assess Cocaine Availability
      • Handling Suppliers
      • Cocaine Refusal Skills
        • Within-Session Role-Play
        • Passive, Aggressive, and Assertive Responding
      • Remind Patients of Termination
    • Practice Exercises
    Topic 4: Seemingly Irrelevant Decisions
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Understand Seemingly Irrelevant Decisions
      • Identify Personal Examples
      • Practice Safe Decision-making
    • Practice Exercise
    Topic 5: An All-Purpose Coping Plan
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Anticipate High-Risk Situations
      • Develop a Coping Plan
    • Practice Exercise
    Topic 6: Problemsolving
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Introduce the Basic Steps
      • Practice Problem-solving Skills
    • Practice Exercise
    Topic 7: Case Management
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Problem Identification
      • Goal Setting
      • Resource Identification
      • Specifying a Plan
      • Monitoring Progress
    • Practice Exercise
    Topic 8: HIV Risk Reduction
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Assess Risk
      • Build Motivation to Change
      • Set Goals
      • Problem-solve Barriers
      • Provide Specific Guidelines
    • Practice Exercise
    Significant Other Session
    • Session Goals
    • Key Interventions
      • Plan Ahead
      • Provide Information/Set Goals
      • Identify Strategies
    • Practice Exercise
    Final Session: Termination
    • Session Goals
    Appendix A: Therapist Selection, Training, and Supervision
    • Therapist Training
      • Didactic Seminar
      • Supervised Training Cases
      • Rating of Therapists
        • Therapist Checklist
        • Rating Scale
      • Certification of Therapists
    • Ongoing Supervision
      • Guidelines
      • Common Problems Encountered in Supervision
        • Balance
        • Speeding Through Material
        • Overwhelming the Patient
        • Unclear Strategies
        • No Specific Examples
        • Downplaying Practice Exercises
        • Abandoning the Manual With Difficult Patients
    Appendix B: Clinical Research Supporting CB
    • CBT and Interpersonal Therapy
    • CBT and Clinical Management
      • CBT and Depressive Symptoms
      • CBT and Alexithymia
      • One-Year Follow-up
    • CBT and Alcoholic Cocaine Abusers
    References
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    Therapy Manuals for Drug Abuse:
    Manual 1

     



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    Author

    Kathleen M. Carroll, Ph.D.

    Yale University

    Acknowledgements

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    National Institute on Drug Abuse
    NIH Publication Number 98-4308
    Printed April 1998

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