There is a widely held myth in community services that impatient services, such as detox and rehab are ineffective. Only recently I read...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

Anyone who has heard me speak on treatment outcomes will know of my proclivity to stress the importance of alliance in treatment...

In a sweeping new study, Indiana University psychologists have found that a series of self-guided, internet-based therapy platforms...

A great privilege of running this blog is to share some of the work of practitioners who have inspired me but whose work is not often as...

In lectures and training I always emphasis that other factors contribute to the clients outcome than just the model of practice. These...

I am currently looking at psychological pain management techniques that can reduce the intensity of withdrawal symptoms in detoxification...

Charities often operate from the basic assumption that any interventions in a vulnerable person life is somehow beneficial. I hate the...

As I discussed in an earlier post, drug and alcohol problems are linked to six centers in the brain, particularly memory. Interesting...

In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...

In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...

McLellen et al 1985 research study on the power of the alliance in the treatment of clients of methadone scripts changed my view of drug...

A schizophrenia patient's own perceptions of their experiences -- and confidence in their judgments -- may be factors that can help them...

I have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...

In lectures and training of addiction I often discuss the process of natural remission. This is where problem users quit use without...

Diagnosis + Treatment = Positive Outcome is a core assumption beneath the notion of evidence-based practice. Based on the Randomised...

How many times have you heard people deride counselling based interventions as just "talk." Interesting advances in brain imaging has...

I am a huge fan of Prof David Orlinsky's work. He has conducted extensive research on treatment processes and outcomes and his work on...

Findings recently republished a fantastic review of Motivational Interviewing. Whilst this person-centered approach has become...