| | NIDA - What's New - Past Meetings - Group Therapy Research |
 | | A context-setting presentation on published studies of group treatments for substance abuse and dependence acknowledged that, while group therapy is the most commonly-used treatment modality in community drug treatment settings, fewer than 20 controlled studies of group treatment for substance abuse had been published as of this meeting. |
 | | Examples in which a group format might be beneficial are group therapy for social phobia, in which group interaction in itself may address the presenting problem (e.g., research presented by Dr. Heimberg), and treatment for adolescents, a developmental stage in which the influence of peers is especially important (e.g., research presented by Dr. Winters). |
 | | Group heterogeneity is a problem to the extent that the composition of the group affects treatment process and/or outcome. |
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