treatment

‘DANGEROUS DATA’ PART 2: A GENTLEMANLY START Second weekly instalment of the series on controlled drinking as a treatment goal traces the start of the controversy to early 1960s London, where psychiatrist D.L. Davies opened the first...

MANAGING TO EXTRACT THERAPY FROM PUNISHMENT Key studies on the role of management in the treatment of problem drinking in criminal justice settings and/or to safeguard the community. A rare review specific to this context argues that “the...

On February 23rd, ISSUP Global presented their Webinar on the topic of quality in substance use disorder treatment. This event tied in with the launch of the new 'Quality in Treatment' Network.

‘DANGEROUS DATA’ PART 1: WHY THE HEAT? Each Monday over the next eight weeks we divide up the hot topic released last week on controlled drinking as a treatment goal and serve it to you in bite-size chunks. The series starts with part 1,...

THE TRICKIER THE SITUATION, THE MORE THE WORKER MATTERS Cell B5’s research-derived understandings of therapeutic work in a criminal justice or family protection context funnelled into the final section, tempting the formulation of a general...

‘DANGEROUS DATA’: DRINKING AFTER DEPENDENCE First cracked in 1960s London, the orthodoxy that abstinence is the only acceptable and feasible treatment goal for ‘alcoholics’ seemed shattered in 1973 by evidence that even physically dependent...

WHAT IF THE THERAPIST WORKS FOR THE JAILER? The title poses the dilemma for alcohol treatment staff (seen as) working for authorities controlling or punishing the ‘client’ or deciding on removing their children. Explores whether in these...

CAN IT EVER BE SAFE TO LEAVE CHILDREN WITH DEPENDENT DRINKERS? Relapse is common after treatment – so is it simply too risky to leave their children with the most severely problematic drinkers, even if they have done well in treatment? What...