?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Psychosocial+Treatment+of+Substance+Use+Disorders+in+Adolescents&rft.creator=Malhotra%2C+Anil&rft.creator=Basu%2C+Debasish&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+Nitin&rft.subject=Journal+of+Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.description=Psychosocial+treatment+for+substance+use+disorders+is+a+broad+%22umbrella%22+term+that+brings%0Aunder+its+folds+a+diverse+array+of+non-pharmacological+interventions+for+effective+and%0Aglobal+management+of+drug+abuse.+The+common+thread+underlying+these+interventions+is%0Athat+they+do+not+involve+prescribing+medicines+in+any+form.+This+does+not+mean%2C+however%2C%0Athat+psychosocial+treatment+has+any+conflict+with+pharmacological+treatment.+Quite+on+the%0Acontrary%2C+it+has+been+documented+that+each+modality+of+treatment+helps+the+other.%0ASpecifically%2C+psychosocial+interventions+can+enhance+pharmacological+treatment+efficacy%0Aby+increasing+medication+compliance%2C+retention+in+treatment%2C+and+acquisition+of+skills+that%0Areinforce+the+effects+of+medications.%0AOther+than+this+short-term+goal+of+strengthening+pharmacological+efficacy%2C+psychosocial%0Atreatment+serves+the+even+more+important+long-term+goal+of+abstinence+maintenance.%0AGetting+detoxified+from+an+abused+drug+is+relatively+much+easier+than+staying+away+from%0Athe+drug+in+the+long+run%2C+as+evidenced+by+the+world-wide+high+rate+of+relapse+of+treated%0Adrug+addicts.+Psychosocial+treatment+aims+to+overcome%2C+or+approximate%2C+this+difficult%0Achallenge.+Staying+drug+free+for+a+long+period+of+time+may+be+practically+impossible+for+a%0Asubstance+abuser+living+a+particular+life+style%2C+often+in+a+drug-using+%22sub-culture%22%2C+where%0Athe+primary+preoccupation%E2%80%99s+and+themes+of+living+revolve+around+drugs.+Thus%2C+long-term%0Aabstinence+also+necessarily+implies%2C+ultimately%2C+a+change+of+life+style+and+adoption+of+a%0Amore+productive+life+style.+Accordingly%2C+it+follows+that+these+are+also+the+ultimate+goals+of%0Apsychosocial+treatment+for+substance+use+disorders.&rft.publisher=Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.contributor=Sharma%2C+I&rft.contributor=Sagar%2C+Rajesh&rft.contributor=Srivastava%2C+Mona&rft.contributor=Johnson%2C+Beena&rft.date=2005-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4206%2F1%2FJiacam05_1_2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Malhotra%2C+Anil+and+Basu%2C+Debasish+and+Gupta%2C+Nitin++(2005)+Psychosocial+Treatment+of+Substance+Use+Disorders+in+Adolescents.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4206%2F