2019
Change in Marijuana Use and Related Problems among Adolescents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Mediating Effects of Alcohol Consumption
Spinola S, Moskal D, Maisto S, Park A, Labbe A, Chung T. Change in Marijuana Use and Related Problems among Adolescents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Mediating Effects of Alcohol Consumption. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 2019, 28: 312-322. DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2020.1774024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentTreatment outcomesAlcohol consumptionDisorder treatmentOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentMarijuana useNumber of adolescentsMarijuana treatment outcomesDrinking daysPotential mediatorsClinical samplesMultiple substancesLongitudinal studyOutcomesMarijuana use frequencyAdolescentsMarijuanaTreatmentBaselineMonthsDrugsMediatorsPre-treatment alcohol consumptionUse frequency
2018
Clinical Course and Relapse among Adolescents Presenting for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Recent Findings
Buckheit K, Moskal D, Spinola S, Maisto S. Clinical Course and Relapse among Adolescents Presenting for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Recent Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5: 174-191. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0209-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersIntensive data collection methodsResearch Domain Criteria frameworkUse disordersReviewThis narrative reviewBehavior changeBio-psychosocial modelProcess of remissionLine of researchMost empirical researchTheory developmentFuture researchLimited theoryCriteria frameworkEmpirical literatureEmpirical researchSummaryOur findingsAdolescentsOutcome variablesChange processTheoretical modelRecent findingsResearchDisordersNarrative review
2017
Alcohol Treatment Goal Choice Predicts Longitudinal Drinking Outcomes in Adolescent Substance Users
Buckheit K, Moskal D, Spinola S, Maisto S, Chung T. Alcohol Treatment Goal Choice Predicts Longitudinal Drinking Outcomes in Adolescent Substance Users. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 2017, 27: 1-10. PMID: 30906178, PMCID: PMC6430239, DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2017.1384776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoal choiceDrinking outcomesSocial cognitive theoryAdolescent substance usersBinge drinking daysHierarchical linear regressionTreatment of adolescentsAlcohol use disorderCognitive theoryBetter clinical outcomesSubstance usersDisorder treatmentAdolescentsDrinking daysUse disordersOwn goalsOutpatient substanceClinical outcomesLongitudinal outcomesTime pointsClinical samplesCourse of treatmentPercentage of daysClinical courseClinical utility
2016
Motivation Precedes Goal Setting in Prediction of Cannabis Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents
Spinola S, Park A, Maisto S, Chung T. Motivation Precedes Goal Setting in Prediction of Cannabis Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 2016, 26: 132-140. PMID: 29242699, PMCID: PMC5724796, DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2016.1237917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoal settingGood model fitCannabis useDouble mediation modelTreatment-seeking adolescentsIntensive outpatient substance use treatmentCannabis treatment outcomesLower cannabis useAssessment of motivationMediators of changeCombination of motivationsPositive treatment outcomesModel fitDouble mediationSubstance use treatmentMediation modelIndirect associationsPath modelPath analysisAdolescentsLongitudinal studyTreatment outcomesMotivationIndirect effectsUse treatment