Conference Coverage

Adding CBT to substance use treatment may increase success


 

REPORTING FROM THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION CONFERENCE 2018


“We were able to have her close her eyes and walk through not only what it was like when that schema developed, but also have her talk about what were the things that went unmet in that situation that caused this to happen,” Ms. Wojcik said. “She successfully completed her treatment with us, noticed a lot of her schema had decreased in elevation, and expressed pride that she had done this.”

Ms. Wojcik and her colleagues reported no relevant financial disclosures.

SOURCE: Wojcik KD et al. ADAA 2018, Abstract 173C.

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