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Definition
of
Contingency management
from
NICE Guideline NG66 - Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system
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A set of techniques that focus on the use of reinforcement to change certain specified behaviours. These may include promoting abstinence from drugs (for example, cocaine), reducing drug misuse (for example, illicit drug use by people receiving methadone maintenance treatment), and improving adherence to interventions that can improve physical health outcomes.
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Definition
of
Contingency management
from
NICE Guideline NG58 -Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services
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Contingency management is a set of techniques that focus on changing specific behaviours. For example, in drug misuse, it involves offering incentives for positive behaviours such as abstinence or a reduction in illicit drug use, and participation in health-promoting interventions.
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