fMRI Study of a Dual Process Treatment Protocol With Substance Dependent Adults

A 10-week, 20-session program, which meets two times per week for 2 hours each time. It is a psychosocial intervention that combines a visual processing (structured drawing activities to engage in sensory-based cue exposure) and a verbal processing component (structured cognitive-behavioral therapy). The treatment focuses on sensory-based emotional expression and cognitive reappraisal and containment strategies that facilitate emotional regulation around a patient's drug and alcohol use experiences.

The program's standard care outpatient program is a Relapse Prevention 10-week, 20-session, psychosocial intervention program, which meets two times per week for 2 hours each time. This RP program is based on Gorski's Relapse Prevention model and is a primarily didactic approach.