2014
Assessment concordance and predictive validity of self‐report and biological assay of cocaine use in treatment trials
Decker SE, Frankforter T, Babuscio T, Nich C, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Assessment concordance and predictive validity of self‐report and biological assay of cocaine use in treatment trials. American Journal On Addictions 2014, 23: 466-474. PMID: 24628970, PMCID: PMC4139466, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12132.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive validityPsychosocial outcomesCocaine useSelf-report assessmentsSelf-report accuracyCocaine treatment trialSelf-reported dataPost-treatment pointSelf-reported cocaine useMethod variancePost-treatment outcomesTreatment trialsTreatment completionAssessment methodsUrinalysis resultsValidityRandomized clinical trials
1998
Treatment of cocaine and alcohol dependence with psychotherapy and disulfiram
Carroll KM, Nich C, Ball SA, McCance E, Rounsavile BJ. Treatment of cocaine and alcohol dependence with psychotherapy and disulfiram. Addiction 1998, 93: 713-727. PMID: 9692270, DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9357137.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentAlcohol useClinical managementCocaine useConcurrent alcohol abuseDrug use disordersTreatment of cocaineCo-morbid disordersPromising treatment strategySubstance abuse treatment centersTreatment-seeking cocaine abusersUrine toxicologyDrug-dependent individualsContinuous abstinenceDisulfiram treatmentStep FacilitationTreatment strategiesCocaine-dependent individualsAlcohol abuseAlcohol abusersUse disordersTreatment centersSupportive psychotherapyAlcohol dependenceActive psychotherapy
1997
Maternal Attentiveness of Cocaine Abusers During Child—Based Assessments
Ball S, Mayes L, DeTeso J, Schottenfeld R. Maternal Attentiveness of Cocaine Abusers During Child—Based Assessments. American Journal On Addictions 1997, 6: 135-143. PMID: 9134075, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00562.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAddiction Severity and MMPI‐Derived Typologies in Cocaine Abusers
Ball S, Carroll K, Robinson J, O'Malley S. Addiction Severity and MMPI‐Derived Typologies in Cocaine Abusers. American Journal On Addictions 1997, 6: 83-86. PMID: 9097875, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00395.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Five-Factor Model of Personality and Addiction, Psychiatric, and AIDS Risk Severity in Pregnant and Postpartum Cocaine Misusers
Ball S, Schottenfeld R. A Five-Factor Model of Personality and Addiction, Psychiatric, and AIDS Risk Severity in Pregnant and Postpartum Cocaine Misusers. Substance Use & Misuse 1997, 32: 25-41. PMID: 9044535, DOI: 10.3109/10826089709027295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFive-factor measureZuckerman-Kuhlman Personality QuestionnaireFive-factor modelPsychiatric symptomsOutpatient treatment programBeck Depression InventoryNeuroticism-AnxietyPersonality dimensionsPersonality QuestionnaireAddiction Severity IndexSample of womenAddiction severityDifferent subscalesTreatment programSymptom severityAIDS risk behaviorsPersonalityDepression InventoryCocaine misusersRisk behaviorsPowerful predictor
1996
Generalizability of the Type A/Type B Distinction Across Different Psychoactive Substances
Feingold A, Ball S, Kranzler H, Rounsaville B. Generalizability of the Type A/Type B Distinction Across Different Psychoactive Substances. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 1996, 22: 449-462. PMID: 8841691, DOI: 10.3109/00952999609001671.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Subtypes of Cocaine Abusers: Support for a Type A–Type B Distinction
Ball S, Carroll K, Babor T, Rounsaville B. Subtypes of Cocaine Abusers: Support for a Type A–Type B Distinction. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1995, 63: 115-124. PMID: 7896976, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.63.1.115.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Sensation Seeking, Substance Abuse, and Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking and Community Cocaine Abusers
Ball S, Carroll K, Rounsaville B. Sensation Seeking, Substance Abuse, and Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking and Community Cocaine Abusers. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1994, 62: 1053-1057. PMID: 7806714, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.62.5.1053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine abusersSubstance abuseSevere psychosocial impairmentSubstance abuse severityAttention deficit disorderPsychosocial impairmentFamily historySevere symptomsPsychiatric disordersLifetime historyConduct disorderSubstance usePolysubstance abusersSubstance abusersDeficit disorderTreatment seekingAbusersDisordersAntisocial personalityCommunity sampleEarly ageAbuse severityType II classificationAbuseHigh sensation seekers
1993
A Comparison of Alternate Systems for Diagnosing Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cocaine Abusers
CARROLL K, BALL S, ROUNSAVILLE B. A Comparison of Alternate Systems for Diagnosing Antisocial Personality Disorder in Cocaine Abusers. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1993, 181: 436-443. PMID: 8320546, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199307000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research