“…Results indicate that this type of conceptual visualization technique reduces reliance on purely verbal communication (Dansereau et al, 1993), increases attentional focus (Czuchry, Dansereau, Dees, & Simpson, 1995), and improves memory for session content (K. Knight, Simpson, & Dansereau, 1994). Further, the use of mapping has been shown to be effective in a variety of settings and with a variety of drug treatment outcome measures (Collier, Czuchry, Dansereau, & Pitre, 2001;Dansereau et al, 1995;Dansereau, Joe, Dees, & Simpson, 1996;Newbern, Dansereau, & Dees, 1997;Pitre, Dansereau, & Joe, 1996;Pitre, Dansereau, Newbern, & Simpson, 1998), including treatment for gambling (Melville, Davis, Matzenbacher, & Clayborne, 2004) and HIV/AIDS risk reduction in prison populations (S. S. Martin, O'Connell, Inciardi, Surratt, & Beard, 2003).…”