Addictions Rehabilitation From an Executive Functioning Model

Understanding How Semantic Structures of Individuals With Drug Addiction Transform As a Key to Effective Psychotherapy

“…T o date, the psychological foundations of drug addiction remain less understood than the neurobiological ones, [1][2][3][4][5] or how the quality of life influences the problem-solving associated with drug abuse disorders, 6 participation of patients with drug addiction in programs aiding their treatment, 7 cognitive strategies and methods of abstinence reinforcement, 8 biopsychosocial needs in the treatment of drug addiction, 9 hypnotherapy of individuals with drug addiction, 10 etc. Drug addiction has been successfully treated based on the neuropsychological models of drug rehabilitation 11 and the approaches that take into account the synergistic relationship between depression and drug abuse. 12 In addition, community support, reduction of the social stigma associated with patients with drug addiction, establishment of treatment centers, and informing patients with drug addiction and their families about available medical centers are the main factors that govern the effectiveness of rehabilitation.…”