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Abstract: 

Keeping substance users in treatment long enough for them to derive benefit and facilitate behavior change is very hard to do, especially among those diagnosed as having an antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Individuals diagnosed with ASPD tend to be very impulsive and display a pervasive disregard for the rights of others with little or no fear of impending punishments. Substance users with ASPD tend to be viewed as being very difficult to treat when compared to substance users without ASPD. The Impulsive Lifestyle Counseling (ILC) program was developed to address the beliefs and behaviors that serve as a barrier to treatment retention among substance users with ASPD. This article reviews a new study, “Impulsive Lifestyle Counseling to Prevent Dropout from Treatment for Substance Use Disorders in People with Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Randomized Study” by Birgitte Thylstrup and Morten Hesse, published in 57 (1) Addictive Behaviors (2016). The authors evaluate the effectiveness of the ILC program in a sample of drug users with ASPD in Denmark.

Keywords: Impulsive Lifestyle Counseling (ILC)

Affiliations:  1: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.