Importance Substance use disorders (SUDs) represent a pressing public health concern.
Combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions are considered best practices for …

Background In the past decade, multiple studies have examined the effectiveness of
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for substance use disorders relative to other …

Objective: This meta-analysis examined 30 randomized controlled trials (32 study sites; 35
study arms) that tested the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol or other …

Objective: This meta-analysis examined 53 controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral treatment
(CBT) for adults diagnosed with alcohol-or illicit-drug-use disorders. The aims were to …

Despite increasing evidence that addiction is a treatable disease of the brain, most
individuals do not receive treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system often results …

Aims To examine the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) techniques in treating
substance use disorders (ie illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco). Design Meta‐analysis was used …

Drug use represents a significant burden to public health through disease, disability and
social problems, and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in how to develop …

Applied Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences is a practical" how-to" guide to
conducting statistical power analyses for psychology and related fields. The book provides a …

3 clients to 'defer'to their therapists (Rennie, 1998 see Box 7.2) means that an anonymous,
independent examination can sometimes give a more accurate and reliable picture. In this …

Introduction This paper describes methamphetamine (MA) use patterns, specifically the
duration of continuing abstinence (“time to relapse”) for periods averaging 5 years post …