Dr. Chris Tuell, Clinical Director of Addiction Services at the Lindner Center of HOPE explains the CUBIS Model for Addiction Recovery.

1. The CUBIS Model
Chris Tuell, Ed.D
Clinical Director of Addiction Services
Lindner Center of HOPE

2. What can cause an addiction to a
substance or behavior?
How is addiction related to
Mental Health?

3. CUBIS
Chemical Imbalance
Unresolved Issue(s)
Belief(s) - which are distorted
Inability to Cope
Stimulus – Response Relationship

4. Dopamine
Alcohol / Drug
and/or a Behavior
MID-BRAIN
Glutamate
Hypofrontality

5. 1. Don’t forget this !
2. Go out and get it !

6. Dopamine
Alcohol / Drug
and/or a Behavior
MID-BRAIN
Glutamate
Hypofrontality
= SURVIVAL

7. Olds & Milner, 1954

8. CUBIS TREATMENT
• Chemical Imbalance - Medication Management
• Unresolved Issue(s) - Psychotherapy
• Belief(s) -which are distorted - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• Inability to Cope – New Skills
• S-R Relationship – Education

9. Thank you!
chris.tuell@lindnercenter.org
(513) 536-0640