2019
Treatment for Individuals With Severe Mental Illness Who Use Illicit Drugs While Maintained on Methadone: Mindfulness and Modification Therapy.
Wupperman P, Burns N, Pugach C, Edwards E. Treatment for Individuals With Severe Mental Illness Who Use Illicit Drugs While Maintained on Methadone: Mindfulness and Modification Therapy. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2019, 207: 1005-1011. PMID: 31658241, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessIllicit drug useCo-occurring severe mental illnessDrug useMental illnessOpioid-dependent individualsIllicit drugsSubstance use disordersAcceptable therapyOpioid dependenceModification therapyTreatment needsUse disordersLarge effect sizesMeaningful decreasePilot studyUnderserved populationsTherapyGroup therapyMethadonePreliminary evidenceIllnessEffect sizeTreatmentPosttreatment
2015
Mindfulness and Modification Therapy for Behavioral Dysregulation: A Comparison Trial Focused on Substance Use and Aggression
Wupperman P, Cohen MG, Haller DL, Flom P, Litt LC, Rounsaville BJ. Mindfulness and Modification Therapy for Behavioral Dysregulation: A Comparison Trial Focused on Substance Use and Aggression. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2015, 71: 964-978. PMID: 26287444, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal aggressionPhysical aggressionAlcohol/drug useBehavioral dysregulationDrug useCurrent pilot studyTransdiagnostic TreatmentTransdiagnostic therapyMultilevel modelingAggressionAlcohol problemsSubstance useMindfulnessSelf-referred womenSpecific behaviorsPreliminary findingsWilcoxon signed-rank testModification therapySigned-rank testGreater improvementComparison trialPilot studySignificant decreaseGreater decreaseSignificant differences