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Treatment modality matrix for addictions

Treatment Modality Matrix
behavioural Pattern	Intervention	Goals
Low self esteem, anxiety, verbal hostility	Relationship therapy, client centered approach	Increase self esteem, reduce hostility and anxiety
Defective personal constructs, ignorance of interpersonal means	Cognitive restructuring including directive and group therapies	Insight
Focal anxiety such as fear of crowds	Desensitization	Change response to same cue
Undesirable behaviours, lacking appropriate behaviours	Aversive conditioning, operant conditioning, counter conditioning	Eliminate or replace behaviour
Lack of information	Provide information	Have client act on information
Difficult social circumstances	Organizational intervention, environmental manipulation, family counselling	Remove cause of social difficulty
Poor social performance, rigid interpersonal behaviour	Sensitivity training, communication training, group therapy	Increase interpersonal repertoire, desensitization to group functioning
Grossly bizarre behaviour	Medical referral	Protect from society, prepare for further treatment
Adapted from: Essentials of Clinical Dependency Counseling, Aspen Publishers