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Laurie Wermuth
Researcher at California State University, Chico
Publications - 15
Citations - 313
Laurie Wermuth is an academic researcher from California State University, Chico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Substance abuse. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 15 publications receiving 309 citations. Previous affiliations of Laurie Wermuth include University of California, San Francisco.
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Preventing AIDS in Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners
Charles B. Collins,Ralph J. DiClemente,James L. Sorensen,Laurie Wermuth,David R. Gibson,Kyung-Hee Choi,Joseph Guydish,Steven L. Batki +7 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses Preventative Interventions With Drug Abusers and Sexual Partners, and Adopting Effective Interventions.
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Methamphetamine use: hazards and social influences.
TL;DR: Economic and social pressures experienced by a broad array of Americans may partially explain expanded methamphetamine use; for example, depressed economic conditions in rural and semi-rural areas have contributed to methamphetamine's appeal as a source of income.
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Enlisting family support in drug treatment.
Laurie Wermuth,Susan D. Scheidt +1 more
TL;DR: The psychoeducational approach shows promise as a beneficial adjunct to client-focused treatment and as a gateway to more extensive family treatment.
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Family functioning as a predictor of progress in substance abuse treatment.
TL;DR: The results indicated that family functioning, the cohesion dimension in particular, predicts severity of patient's dysfunction resulting from drug use and family and psychological problems.
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Treatment Providers' Assessment of Dual-Prognosis Patients: Diagnosis, Treatment, Referral, and Family Involvement
TL;DR: The problems of patients with dual diagnoses (substance abuse and psychiatric disorders) have only recently come under study and while attempting to assess the feasibility of offering services to family members of dual-diagnosis patients, the authors encountered problems in delivering services to the patients themselves.