Tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use continue to result in substantial morbidity and
mortality and significant societal economic costs despite considerable efforts to minimize …

The psychology of close human relationships is increasingly well understood and our
understanding of the neurobiology of the onset of pairbonding behaviour in a range of …

Andrews and Bonta identified the following criminogenic needs as important to reducing
offending: substance use, antisocial cognition, antisocial associates, family and marital …

Evidence from specialized treatment evaluations and large-scale natural studies of
treatment effectiveness is organized conceptually into a “treatment model” for summarizing …

Background: Longer retention has been the most consistent predictor of favorable drug
abuse treatment outcomes, but key therapeutic and patient engagement indicators of …

Brief but comprehensive instruments measuring patient motivation, psychosocial
functioning, treatment process, social network support, and services received are needed for …

Applications of social network analysis in the study of crime fall mainly into three topic areas:
the influence of the personal network on ego's delinquency or crime, the influence of …

Recent methodological advancements for structural equation modeling were used to test a
comprehensive version of the TCU Treatment Model, especially for addressing the …

This paper calls for researchers and treatment providers to increase their recognition of the
role that family and family functioning has for understanding the incidence and impact of …

Objective: Substantial research has accrued in support of a key role for social processes in
substance use disorders (SUD). Researchers have developed a range of interventions that …