2012
Combining cognitive behavioral therapy and contingency management to enhance their effects in treating cannabis dependence: less can be more, more or less
Carroll KM, Nich C, LaPaglia DM, Peters EN, Easton CJ, Petry NM. Combining cognitive behavioral therapy and contingency management to enhance their effects in treating cannabis dependence: less can be more, more or less. Addiction 2012, 107: 1650-1659. PMID: 22404223, PMCID: PMC3509418, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03877.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyContingency managementHomework completionTime-line follow-back methodTreatment-seeking young adultsCannabis dependenceAddition of CBTSession attendanceOut-patient treatment programDays of cannabisCannabis treatment outcomesCBT outcomeBehavioral therapyAbstinence conditionSkills trainingRandom effects regression analysisAlone conditionCriminal justice systemUrine specimensTreatment programYoung adultsWeekly urineEffects regression analysisJustice systemAbstinence
2010
Relationship of cognitive function and the acquisition of coping skills in computer assisted treatment for substance use disorders
Kiluk BD, Nich C, Carroll KM. Relationship of cognitive function and the acquisition of coping skills in computer assisted treatment for substance use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 114: 169-176. PMID: 21050679, PMCID: PMC3046302, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCognitive functioningCoping skillsBehavioral therapySubstance useCoping skills trainingMeasures of IQSubstance-dependent individualsSignificant indirect effectSubstance use outcomesChronic substance useNeuropsychological measuresNeuropsychological factorsSubstance use disordersComputerized versionHigher IQSkills trainingCognitive functionLower IQLittle previous researchIQDependent individualsPoor functioningUse outcomesCognitive impairment