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Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes
Lichenstein S, Kohler R, Ye F, Potenza M, Kiluk B, Yip S. Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3365-3372. PMID: 37308679, PMCID: PMC10713861, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02120-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCannabisCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyHumansMaleOpioid-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersTreatment OutcomeConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceNeural mechanismsBehavior therapyDistinct neural networksComputer-based trainingCannabis use disorderFMRI scanningNeural predictorsStudy 1Study 2Treatment outcomesContingency managementPrior workComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersNovel treatment targetsAbstinenceIndependent samplesCocaine abstinenceTreatment responders
2019
Gambling disorder
Potenza MN, Balodis IM, Derevensky J, Grant JE, Petry NM, Verdejo-Garcia A, Yip SW. Gambling disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2019, 5: 51. PMID: 31346179, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0099-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCognitive Behavioral TherapyGamblingHelp-Seeking BehaviorHumansMental DisordersPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsConceptsPlacebo-controlled trialOpioid receptor antagonistGambling disorderCognitive behavioral therapyPharmacological therapyLimbic structuresPsychiatric disordersAdult populationSubstantial distressClinical settingBehavioral interventionsTreatment effortsDisordersTherapyPoor qualityFormal indicationNeurobiological studiesTreatmentImproved identificationMedicationsPathophysiologyEtiologyAntagonistPrevalenceGamblers Anonymous
2014
Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 140: 33-41. PMID: 24793365, PMCID: PMC4057888, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMarijuana AbusePsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRewardSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeYoung AdultConceptsCannabis-dependent participantsMagnetic resonance imagingCannabis dependenceHC participantsTreatment responseConsecutive abstinenceHealthy comparison menBilateral putamen volumesCannabis-dependent individualsSuccessful treatment outcomeEfficacy of therapeuticsDays of abstinenceVentral striatal activationClinical trialsStriatal functionTreatment outcomesMRI scanningComparison menPutamen volumeResonance imagingBehavioral treatmentBiological markersBrain functionBrain structuresAbstinence