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  1. “How do I tell my children about what my mum's like?” Conflict and dilemma in experiences of adult family members caring for a problem-drinking parent

    Article • Families Relationships and Societies, March 2015, Policy Press

    Professor Alex G Copello

  2. Family-based interventions for substance misuse: a systematic review of systematic reviews—protocol

    Article • Systematic Reviews, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  3. A pilot study to assess the feasibility and impact of a brief motivational intervention on problem drug and alcohol use in adult mental health inpatient units: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  4. Development of the Addiction Dimensions for Assessment and Personalised Treatment (ADAPT)

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Dependence, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  5. Helping families where parents misuse drugs or alcohol? A mixed methods comparative evaluation of an intensive family preservation service

    Article • Child & Family Social Work, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  6. The Impact of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) on Psychological Wellbeing and the Role of Play Motivations and Problematic Use

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  7. Addiction Dimensions for Assessment and Personalised Treatment--Version 1.0

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Alex G Copello

  8. Co-production

    Article • Drugs and Alcohol Today, November 2013, Emerald

    Professor Alex G Copello, Dr Duncan Raistrick

  9. Family-based interventions for substance misuse: a systematic review of reviews

    Article • The Lancet, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  10. Youth-Social Behaviour and Network Therapy: A study of a family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs

    Article • May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  11. A Consultation-Liaison Service on Integrated Treatment: A Program Description

    Article • Journal of Dual Diagnosis, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  12. Addiction in the family is a major but neglected contributor to the global burden of adult ill-health

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  13. Cannabis use and abstention in first-episode psychosis: the participants'view

    Article • Mental Health and Substance Use, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  14. Social Network Support for Individuals Receiving Opiate Substitution Treatment and Its Association with Treatment Progress

    Article • European Addiction Research, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Professor Alex G Copello

  15. Pilot study of a social network intervention for heroin users in opiate substitution treatment: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Trials, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  16. A randomised comparison of two levels of an intervention to work with relatives of alcohol and drug users in primary care

    Article • December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  17. The impact of training within a comprehensive dual diagnosis strategy: the Combined Psychosis and Substance Use (COMPASS) experience

    Article • Mental Health and Substance Use, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  18. Muslim faith healers' views on substance misuse and psychosis

    Article • Mental Health Religion & Culture, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  19. Assertive Community Treatment for alcohol dependence (ACTAD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Trials, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alex G Copello

  20. Barriers and enablers to implementation of family-based work in alcohol services: A qualitative study of alcohol worker perceptions

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  21. Working with teams and organizations to help them involve family members

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  22. The 5-Step Method: Future directions

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  23. An introduction to the supplement

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  24. The impact of addiction on the family: Estimates of prevalence and costs

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  25. Methods of assessment for affected family members

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  26. The 5-Step Method: Evidence of gains for affected family members

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  27. The experiences of affected family members: A summary of two decades of qualitative research

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  28. The 5-Step Method: Principles and practice

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  29. Family members affected by a close relative's addiction: The stress-strain-coping-support model

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  30. Commentary on Roozen et al. (2010): Involving families in addiction treatment—the way forward

    Article • Addiction, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  31. Exploring the attitudes of staff working within mental health settings toward clients who use cannabis

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  32. What treatment means in practice: An analysis of the delivery of evidence-based interventions in criminal justice drug treatment services in Birmingham, England

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  33. Increasing the involvement of family members in alcohol and drug treatment services: The results of an action research project in two specialist agencies

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  34. To what factors do clients attribute change? Content analysis of follow-up interviews with clients of the UK Alcohol Treatment Trial

    Article • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  35. The relative efficacy of two levels of a primary care intervention for family members affected by the addiction problem of a close relative: a randomized trial

    Article • Addiction, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  36. Evaluation of an intensive family preservation service for families affected by parental substance misuse

    Article • Child Abuse Review, November 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello, Dr Subhash Pokhrel

  37. Staff attitude towards cocaine/crack-cocaine use amongst individuals with severe mental health problems in an inner city area of the UK

    Article • Mental Health and Substance Use, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  38. A 5-step intervention to help family members in Italy who live with substance misusers

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  39. Social Behavior and Network Therapy for Drug Problems: Evidence of Benefits and Challenges

    Article • Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, December 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alex G Copello

  40. The 5-Step family intervention in primary care: II. The views of primary healthcare professionals

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  41. The 5-Step family intervention in primary care: I. Strengths and limitations according to family members

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  42. Family interventions for drug and alcohol misuse: is there a best practice?

    Article • Current Opinion in Psychiatry, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alex G Copello

  43. Implementing and evaluating Social Behaviour and Network Therapy in drug treatment practice in the UK: A feasibility study

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  44. Ethnicity and attempts at self-detoxification from opioid drugs

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  45. Self‐detoxification from opioid drugs

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  46. A preliminary evaluation of integrated treatment for co-existing substance use and severe mental health problems: Impact on teams and service users

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  47. Why people enter treatment for alcohol problems: Findings from UK Alcohol Treatment Trial pre‐treatment interviews

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  48. United Kingdom substance misuse treatment workers' attitudes toward 12-step self-help groups

    Article • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, December 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  49. The clients’ perspective on change during treatment for an alcohol problem: qualitative analysis of follow‐up interviews in the UK Alcohol Treatment Trial

    Article • Addiction, November 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  50. Family members of relatives with alcohol, drug and gambling problems: a set of standardized questionnaires for assessing stress, coping and strain

    Article • Addiction, September 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  51. Family interventions in the treatment of alcohol and drug problems

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, July 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  52. substance misuse and the need for integrated services

    Article • Learning Disability Practice, July 2005, RCNi

    Professor Alex G Copello

  53. The role of the family in preventing and intervening with substance use and misuse: a comprehensive review of family interventions, with a focus on young people

    Article • Drug and Alcohol Review, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  54. Cognitive representations in alcohol and opiate abuse: The role of core beliefs

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Psychology, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  55. TREATMENT OUTCOMES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ALCOHOL TREATMENT TRIAL.

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, August 2004, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  56. How strong is the evidence that illicit drug use by young people is an important cause of psychological or social harm? methodological and policy implications of a systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies

    Article • Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, August 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello, Professor Ilana B Crome

  57. Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: a systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies

    Article • The Lancet, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello, Professor Ilana B Crome

  58. Gambling and problem gambling among clients, and staff attitudes, in an alcohol and drug problems treatment service in the English Midlands

    Article • International Gambling Studies, November 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  59. Substance Misuse in PsychosisHermine Graham, Alex Copello, Max Birchwood and Kim MueserWiley. ISBN: 0‐471‐49229‐9, 2003, 371 pp. with index, £65.00

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, September 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  60. Addiction and the family: is it time for services to take notice of the evidence?

    Article • Addiction, October 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  61. Social behaviour and network therapy

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, May 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Alex G Copello

  62. Substance Misuse in Psychosis

    Article • January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  63. Concluding Remarks

    Article • January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  64. Substance Misuse and Psychosis in Context: The Influences of Families and Social Networks

    Article • January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  65. The Combined Psychosis and Substance Use (COMPASS) Programme: An Integrated Shared‐Care Approach

    Article • January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  66. Cognitive‐Behavioural Integrated Treatment Approach for Psychosis and Problem Substance use

    Article • January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  67. Entering treatment for substance misuse: A review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, October 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  68. Ways of coping and the health of relatives facing drug and alcohol problems in Mexico and England

    Article • Addiction, May 2001, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  69. Entering treatment for substance misuse: A review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  70. Evaluating substance misuse interventions in psychosis: The limitations of the RCT with 'patient' as the unit of analysis

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  71. Methods for reducing alcohol and drug related family harm in non-specialist settings

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, June 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  72. Methods for reducing alcohol and drug related family harm in non-specialist settings

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  73. The Family and Alcohol: Effects of Excessive Drinking and Conceptualizations of Spouses over Recent Decades

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  74. Tolerate, engage or withdraw: a study of the structure of families coping with alcohol and drug problems in South West England and Mexico City

    Article • Addiction, December 1998, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello

  75. The use of volunteers as befrienders within a community alcohol team

    Article • Journal of Substance Misuse, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  76. Social Support in Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems at Home: Findings from Mexican and English Families

    Article • Addiction Research, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alex G Copello

  77. Violent behaviour and interpretative bias: An experimental study of the resolution of ambiguity in violent offenders

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Psychology, November 1990, Wiley

    Professor Alex G Copello