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 …

This review synthesized findings from 17 studies since 1998 regarding evaluation of
outpatient treatments for adolescent substance abuse. These studies represented …

Objective: Despite significant advances in psychosocial treatments for substance use
disorders, the relative success of these approaches has not been well documented. In this …

Using a consistent Skinnerian perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning: A
Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition provides an advanced introduction to the principles of …

This article presents the main outcome findings from two inter-related randomized trials
conducted at four sites to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of five short-term …

Background: Major studies of psychiatric comorbidity in opioid abusers reported rates of
comorbidity that far exceeded general population estimates. These studies were published …

This randomized clinical trial evaluated individual cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), family
therapy, combined individual and family therapy, and a group intervention for 114 substance …

Placebo treatments in psychotherapy cannot adequately control for all common factors,
which thereby attenuates their effects vis-à-vis active treatments. In this study, the authors …

OBJECTIVE: To review and synthesize the recent scientific literature on adolescent
substance abuse, covering natural history, epidemiology, etiology, comorbidity, assessment …

The standard reference in the field, this acclaimed work synthesizes findings from hundreds
of carefully selected studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents …