Michael S Levy
Biographic Data
| ID | 7179853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael S Levy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael S |
| FAMILY NAME | Levy |
| SIGNATURE | LEVY M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | a Harvard Medical School , Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Listening to Our Clients
A survey to assess the most common reasons for relapse was developed and administered to 335 individuals who were current clients in various levels of care in a large substance abuse treatment program in order to better understand what factors were most relevant for relapse among these clients. Several reasons for relapse were chosen significantly more often than others. Common reasons for relapse for both men and women were the following: feelin…
An Exploratory Study of OxyContin Use Among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
This study surveyed 422 individuals being treated in a substance abuse treatment program that offers various levels of care in order to learn about OxyContin use among this population. Focus areas included exposure and use of OxyContin, how this medication was obtained, reasons for initial use, and whether users of OxyContin were drug naive or experienced users of opiate or non-opiate drugs. Whether OxyContin users who previously had never used o…
Engaging Dual Diagnosis Patients into Treatment
This article outlines a model for engaging dually-diagnosed patients into treatment, particularly those patients in the precontemplation and contemplation phases of treatment. The model first focuses on the development of a positive therapeutic relationship with the patient. It then helps patients to realize both the positive and the negative aspects of their substance use. By acknowledging this central conflict and their ambivalence about using,…
The Disease Controversy and Psychotherapy with Alcoholics
This article discusses conducting psychotherapy with alcoholics in light of the controversy about whether alcoholism is a disease. The belief that alcoholism is a disease forces many clinicians to offer abstinence from alcohol as the only option for alcoholics who seek treatment. From this perspective, the alcoholic must be helped to accept the idea that he or she has a disease and that to recover from this problem, drinking must stop. Others mai…
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The Disease Controversy and Psychotherapy with Alcoholics
This article discusses conducting psychotherapy with alcoholics in light of the controversy about whether alcoholism is a disease. The belief that alcoholism is a disease forces many clinicians to offer abstinence from alcohol as the only option for alcoholics who seek treatment. From this perspective, the alcoholic must be helped to accept the idea that he or she has a disease and that to recover from this problem, drinking must stop. Others mai…
Engaging Dual Diagnosis Patients into Treatment
This article outlines a model for engaging dually-diagnosed patients into treatment, particularly those patients in the precontemplation and contemplation phases of treatment. The model first focuses on the development of a positive therapeutic relationship with the patient. It then helps patients to realize both the positive and the negative aspects of their substance use. By acknowledging this central conflict and their ambivalence about using,…
An Exploratory Study of OxyContin Use Among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
This study surveyed 422 individuals being treated in a substance abuse treatment program that offers various levels of care in order to learn about OxyContin use among this population. Focus areas included exposure and use of OxyContin, how this medication was obtained, reasons for initial use, and whether users of OxyContin were drug naive or experienced users of opiate or non-opiate drugs. Whether OxyContin users who previously had never used o…
Listening to Our Clients
A survey to assess the most common reasons for relapse was developed and administered to 335 individuals who were current clients in various levels of care in a large substance abuse treatment program in order to better understand what factors were most relevant for relapse among these clients. Several reasons for relapse were chosen significantly more often than others. Common reasons for relapse for both men and women were the following: feelin…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Abstinence (1 work) · Active listening (1 work) · Alcohol (1 work)