Psychosocial treatments for psychostimulants dependence

Efficacy of acupuncture for cocaine dependence: a systematic review & meta-analysis

“…Current psychosocial strategies may only be effective in select patients with stable living conditions and social support and meta-analyses of these interventions are ongoing[6,36]. However, a lack of proof of efficacy does not indicate a lack of efficacy, and the data are dramatically hampered by dropouts.…”

Efficacy of acupuncture for cocaine dependence: a systematic review & meta-analysis

“…Current psychosocial strategies may only be effective in select patients with stable living conditions and social support and meta-analyses of these interventions are ongoing[6,36]. However, a lack of proof of efficacy does not indicate a lack of efficacy, and the data are dramatically hampered by dropouts.…”

Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use disorders

“…We identified only two CBT trials and both were 'uncommon' interventions. In usual clinical practice, face-to-face treatment with more, longer therapeutic contacts are common (Galloway et al, 2000;Knapp, Soares, Farrell, & Silva de Lima, 2008). However, there is a paucity of research to evaluate such common CBT interventions and existing RCTs are of relatively low quality.…”

Efficacy of acupuncture for cocaine dependence: a systematic review & meta-analysis

“…Current psychosocial strategies may only be effective in select patients with stable living conditions and social support and meta-analyses of these interventions are ongoing[6,36]. However, a lack of proof of efficacy does not indicate a lack of efficacy, and the data are dramatically hampered by dropouts.…”

Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use disorders

“…We identified only two CBT trials and both were 'uncommon' interventions. In usual clinical practice, face-to-face treatment with more, longer therapeutic contacts are common (Galloway et al, 2000;Knapp, Soares, Farrell, & Silva de Lima, 2008). However, there is a paucity of research to evaluate such common CBT interventions and existing RCTs are of relatively low quality.…”

Efficacy of acupuncture for cocaine dependence: a systematic review & meta-analysis

“…Current psychosocial strategies may only be effective in select patients with stable living conditions and social support and meta-analyses of these interventions are ongoing[6,36]. However, a lack of proof of efficacy does not indicate a lack of efficacy, and the data are dramatically hampered by dropouts.…”

Cognitive-behavioural treatment for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS)-use disorders

“…We identified only two CBT trials and both were 'uncommon' interventions. In usual clinical practice, face-to-face treatment with more, longer therapeutic contacts are common (Galloway et al, 2000;Knapp, Soares, Farrell, & Silva de Lima, 2008). However, there is a paucity of research to evaluate such common CBT interventions and existing RCTs are of relatively low quality.…”