Motivation and drug dependency: a preliminary evaluation of an assessment tool
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Vol. 15 (2) , 176-179
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01798.x
Abstract
This paper describes a pilot project examining whether two research‐based assessment instruments following a conflict model of dependency are of any clinical use It is argued that the information they provide about client motivation towards treatment and about supporting and hindering influences during withdrawal is important for clinicians of any profession involved in a service to drug usersKeywords
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