Recent important substance-related losses predict readiness to change scores among people with co-occurring psychiatric disorders

Article Abstract:

Identifying recent significant substance-related losses appears to be significant for people with comorbid psychiatric problems considering behaviour change.

Care and treatment, Substance abuse, Mental illness, Mental disorders

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Memory, executive cognitive function, and readiness to change drinking behavior

Article Abstract:

The transtheoretical model of Prochaska and DiClemente postulates that cognitive skills are critical for drinking behavior change. Memory and executive cognitive function likely influence the execution of skills that are implicated for both motivating and sustaining drinking behavior change.

United States, Drinking behavior, Set (Psychology), Cognitive biases, Drinking behaviour

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Recent drinking consequences, motivation to change, and changes in alcohol consumption over a three month period

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The Brief Readiness to Change Questionnaire, the Drinker Inventory of Consequences-Recent, and the Steady Pattern Chart were administered to 120 alcohol abuse patients to determine what consequences foster or inhibit behavior change. Key factors centered on intrapersonal drinking-related consequences.

Individual and family services, Other Individual and Family Services, Alcoholics Rehabilitation, Methods, Usage, Behavior, Comparative analysis, Alcoholism, Alcoholism treatment, Alcoholics, Behavior modification, Medical care surveys, Behaviour modification

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