Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) for adults with cognitive impairment who abuse or are addicted to drugs

Among people with abuse and addiction, mental illness is common and cognitive impairment can be caused by acquired mental illnesses as well as behavioral and personality disorders. The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) is a method against abuse or addiction to alcohol or drugs that was developed in the United States in the 1960s and is based on learning psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy.

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SBU Enquiry Service

Responds to queries received from Swedish healthcare and social service providers, or governmental organisations. Queries have a limited scope and the process is designed to enable a more rapid response, typically within two to three months. Reports are based on systematic reviews, that are identified through structured searches and critically appraised for risk of bias.

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Published: Report no: ut201920 Registration no: SBU 2018/790

Question

What systematic reviews and primary studies are there that examine the state of knowledge of the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) method for adults with long-term drug abuse /addiction and cognitive impairment?

Identified studies

SBU Enquiry Service has, after literature search, neither identified any relevant systematic review nor any relevant primary study investigating the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) method for adults with long-term drug abuse /addiction and cognitive impairment.

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Susanna Larsson Tholén, Sally Saad, Sara Fundell and Miriam Entesarian Matsson at SBU.

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