Multi-Family Therapy with a Reflecting Team: A Preliminary Study on Efficacy among Opiate Addicts in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
| Autor: | Juan A. Marcos-Sierra, Ana María López-Jiménez, Iñigo Ochoa de Alda, Miguel Garrido-Fernández |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Family therapy 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Methadone maintenance Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Social support Outcome Assessment Health Care Opiate Substitution Treatment Humans Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychiatry media_common business.industry Standard treatment Addiction 05 social sciences Opioid-Related Disorders Analgesics Opioid Clinical Psychology Family dynamics 050902 family studies Psychotherapy Group Family Therapy Female 0509 other social sciences Opiate business Methadone Social Sciences (miscellaneous) medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 43:338-351 |
| ISSN: | 0194-472X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jmft.12195 |
| Popis: | In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of multi-family therapy at reducing the addiction severity and at improving the psychological and family dynamics of opiate addicts receiving methadone treatment at a public treatment center. The study compares multi-family therapy with a reflecting team (MFT-RT) and a standard treatment following a methadone maintenance treatment program. The results show that multi-family therapy with a reflecting team effectively reduces the addiction severity in several of the areas evaluated and noted that this effect is superior to standard treatment. The psychotherapy patients showed improvement in the areas of employment and social support; their drug use diminished and their psychiatric condition improved. At the same time, they needed a lower daily dose of methadone. In addition, the group undergoing standard treatment showed a noteworthy deterioration in their medical condition. Both groups showed a significant increase in their alcohol use. When applied to family treatments, the systemic-constructivist approach by the reflecting team offers combined techniques that can help improve care for the families of patients with addiction problems. |
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