EVIDENCE BASED PATIENT CENTERED TREATMENT
Evidence-based Practices are treatment and prevention interventions related to mental health and substance abuse, shown by evidence to be effective. Some of the most common Evidence-Based Practices used in addictions treatment include, in order of effectiveness as per research from NIH.
Pharmacological Treatment
- Camparal, Buprenorphine, Disulfiram, Natlrexone, all of which we have integrated into our care model.
Behavioral Interventions
The backbone of our programming, effective behavioral counseling interventions include
- Brief intervention
- Strategic Family Interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement
- Multi-dimensional family therapy
- Individual Counseling
Supportive Interventions
- Education
- Relapse Prevention
- 12 Step integration
Assessment
- Comprehensive assessment to insure appropriate service match
Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy have distinct modes of action, time to effect, target symptoms, durability, and applicability. Each has some limitation when used alone. The combination has been found to significantly enhance outcomes for opiate, alcohol, and cocaine use disorders. Understanding that many who suffer from substance use disorders have heterogeneous resources, problems and preferences, these methods can be integrated both philosophically and in practice.
Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT), which is the primary model at KPC, is based on principles of cognitive psychology and social learning theory and teaches patients to develop new cognitive and coping skills for substance use behaviors. In addition to a number of specific investigations, CBT has been studied in major multi-site research studies including National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA’s) Project MATCH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. In both of these projects, CBT was found effective in reducing alcohol and drug use and in supporting improvement in other life domains. Moreover, CBT appears to be associated with durable effects that have been shown to increase after the termination of active treatment. Social and coping skills training and relapse prevention are adaptations of CBT.
In addition to medication, if necessary, CBT group and individual therapy, we strongly recommend patient integrate into some form of self-help.
