Social behaviour and network therapy

Copello, Alex; Orford, Jim; Hodgson, Ray; Tober, Gillian; Barrett, Clive

doi:10.1016/s0306-4603(01)00176-9

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“…Social behaviour and network therapy (SBNT) is another intervention built on the premise that social network support for change is central to the resolution of addictive behaviour [40]. Wherever possible, SBNT therapists engage families and friends of the addicted individual in the treatment process in order to mobilise and develop social network support for behaviour change.…”

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Social Network Support for Individuals Receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment and Its Association with Treatment Progress

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Background/Aims: Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate substitution treatment (OST) programmes, and explores the association between network factors and continued use of illicit heroin. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of OST patients (n = 118) utilised measures of current substance use and social network structure and support. Results: More than half of the participants had used heroin in the previous month, and most described networks that were both supportive and positive about treatment. Multivariate analysis showed that the substance use involvement of network members was higher in those patients still using heroin, even when other treatment factors were controlled for. Conclusion: There was a strong association between ongoing contact with other drug users and continued use of illicit heroin in this treatment sample. Whilst there is potential for the involvement of social networks in treatment, future research needs to ascertain the exact nature of the relationship between social support and drug use.

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“…Common techniques include identifying key individuals or sets of individuals (e.g., those most central to the network, those most popular) to spread the intervention or modifying links among members of a group to make the intervention spread much more efficiently [19]. Other social network intervention approaches that target AOD behavior change primarily promote modifications to network composition (i.e., the quality and type of individuals in a network; removing substance users from the network) [20–28]. These interventions do not address the structure of social networks (i.e., relationship between network members; “Do people in your network interact with each other?…”

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Feasibility of a computer-assisted social network motivational interviewing intervention for substance use and HIV risk behaviors for housing first residents

Osilla

Kennedy

Hunter

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Addict Sci Clin Pract

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BackgroundSocial networks play positive and negative roles in the lives of homeless people influencing their alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) and HIV risk behaviors.MethodsWe developed a four-session computer-assisted social network motivational interviewing intervention for homeless adults transitioning into housing. We examined the acceptability of the intervention among staff and residents at an organization that provides permanent supportive housing through iterative rounds of beta testing. Staff were 3 men and 3 women who were residential support staff (i.e., case managers and administrators). Residents were 8 men (7 African American, 1 Hispanic) and 3 women (2 African American, 1 Hispanic) who had histories of AOD and HIV risk behaviors. We conducted a focus group with staff who gave input on how to improve the delivery of the intervention to enhance understanding and receptivity among new residents. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews and collected self-report satisfaction data from residents.ResultsThree themes emerged over the course of the resident interviews. Residents reported that the intervention was helpful in discussing their social network, that seeing the visualizations was more impactful than just talking about their network, and that the intervention prompted thoughts about changing their AOD use and HIV risk networks.ConclusionsThis study is the first of its kind that has developed, with input from Housing First staff and residents, a motivational interviewing intervention that targets both the structure and composition of one’s social network. These results suggest that providing visual network feedback with a guided motivational interviewing discussion is a promising approach to supporting network change.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02140359

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“…They may provide information about micro-social process that influence drinking patterns and inform feasible social influence approaches to alcohol interventions and treatment (Copello et al, 2002; Litt et al, 2007). One of the mechanisms social network members can affect behavior is through social norms (Coleman, 1989).…”

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“Drinking buddies” and alcohol dependence symptoms among African American men and women in Baltimore, MD

Yang

Davey‐Rothwell

Latkin

2013

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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BACKGROUND Social network characteristics have been found to be associated with a variety of risky behaviors, including alcohol consumption. This study assessed the relationships between the characteristics of drinking buddies and alcohol dependence symptoms among a sample of African American men and women. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study using baseline data from 721 impoverished African American men and women participating in an HIV prevention study in Baltimore, MD. Alcohol dependence symptoms were assessed through the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and was defined as AUDIT score>=13 for females and AUDIT score>=15 for males. Logistic regression models with generalized estimating equations (GEE) using network member as the unit of analysis were conducted to assess the associations between the gender or relationship (i.e,, kin, non-kin or sex partner) of the drinking buddies and the participants’ alcohol dependence symptoms. RESULTS Approximately 22% of the participants had alcohol dependence symptoms. Among male participants, alcohol dependence symptoms were associated with having drinking buddies who were sex partners (AOR: 2.41, 95%CI: 1.32, 4.39) or who were female (AOR: 2.29, 95%CI: 1.29, 4.05). Among female participants, association between the presence of drinking buddy and alcohol dependence symptoms did not depend on the types of relationship or the gender of the drinking buddy. CONCLUSIONS Social network characteristics with respect to alcohol dependence symptoms vary according to the type of relationship or the gender of the drinking buddies, especially among men. Gender-specific norm-based interventions may be a useful strategy to decrease drink problems.

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Social behaviour and network therapy

Cited by 120 publications

References 24 publications

Social Network Support for Individuals Receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment and Its Association with Treatment Progress

Social Network Support for Individuals Receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment and Its Association with Treatment Progress

Feasibility of a computer-assisted social network motivational interviewing intervention for substance use and HIV risk behaviors for housing first residents

“Drinking buddies” and alcohol dependence symptoms among African American men and women in Baltimore, MD

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