Table 1.

Potential strengths/targets and weaknesses of available behavioral platforms

	Low intensity medication management approaches	Manualized drug counseling	Cognitive behavioral therapies	Contingency management	Motivational interviewing	Family/couples approaches
Strengths/targets
Reduce bias, error variance	X	X	X	X	X	X
Enhance medication compliance	X		X	X		X
Reduce substance use	X	X	X	X	X	X
Target-specific medication weaknesses				X		X
Improve retention	X	X	X	X	X	X
Address co-morbid symptoms, problems			X	X		X
Relative weaknesses
Higher cost			X	X		X
Training burden/complexity			X	X	X	X
Potential ceiling effects			X	X		X
Limited generalizability				X		X
May have limited compatibility with medications		X			X