...) model for Sri Lankan individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). Design/methodology/approach A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in two selected residential treatment centers which follow the TC model as a rehabilitation approach. All the clients of the selected residential...

... 14 10 2021 12 01 2022 15 01 2022 27 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Initial phase Therapeutic community Substance use disorder Treatment Qualitative Addiction Substance use Qualitative approach...

... with a substance use disorder who were undergoing treatment in a therapeutic community responded to therapeutic alliance, group cohesion, craving and outcomes measures after every therapeutic small group session for a period of six weeks. Data analysis was performed using hierarchical linear modeling. Findings...

...Sixtus Dane Asuncion Ramos Purpose The Philippines’ nationwide campaign on drugs has been under the limelight due to its controversial approaches in dealing with the problem of addiction. Despite the government’s current efforts, substance use disorders continue to persist within the population...

...Sixtus Dane Ramos Purpose The therapeutic community (TC) is a widely used intervention program in treating substance use disorders. Despite its documented utility, researchers and practitioners are still perplexed on how it exactly works. The purpose of this paper is to suggest the role...

... to decline post-treatment. This finding was irrespective of any PTSD-specific treatment. Research limitations/implications PTSD specific treatment is not necessary to lower the symptomatology. Furthermore, this provides evidence that PTSD and substance use disorders are so highly intertwined...