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Volume 21
International Journal of Emergency Mental
Health and Human Resilience
ISSN: 1522-4821
Mental Health 2019
March 07-08, 2019
March 07-08, 2019 | Barcelona, Spain
5
th
International Conference on
Mental Health and Human Resilience
Use of a crisis protocol tool in the treatment of substance use disorders
Federico Pavlovsky
Dispositivo Pavlovsky, Argentina
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n the treatment of substance use disorders one of the main goals is to prevent relapse. Relapse is a process with
different stages, and relapse prevention is a cognitive behavioural approach with the goal of identifying early stages
of that process and preventing high risk situations. As a part of an intensive outpatient treatment program we have
developed a tool called “crisis protocol” designed to provide the person with a road map every time a sign of relapse
is identified. The “crisis protocol” has four components: make a call to a designated reference for that purpose;
perform a relaxation exercise; to use a motivational flashcard with reasons not to consume; and carry out an action
that is incompatible with the use of substances. All steps of the protocol are trained and put into practice in a group
setting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the tool in the treatment, we developed a weekly self-registration
card in which patients record their use and state whether they used the crisis protocol. After a month, we collected
the information provided by the patients and analyzed it to determine if the intervention had been successful in
preventing substance use.
rebecafaur@dispositivopavlovsky.comInt J Emerg Ment Health 2019, Volume 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C1-027