2017
Drug Stroop: Mechanisms of response to computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for cocaine dependence in a randomized clinical trial
DeVito EE, Kiluk BD, Nich C, Mouratidis M, Carroll KM. Drug Stroop: Mechanisms of response to computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for cocaine dependence in a randomized clinical trial. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 183: 162-168. PMID: 29258028, PMCID: PMC5803332, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyDrug-related stimuliAttentional biasDrug-related cuesCognitive controlStroop effectStroop taskBehavioral therapyTreatment componentsComputer-based cognitive behavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyPoor cognitive controlCognitive control processesExecutive cognitive controlSubstance use severityCocaine use outcomesCocaine use disorderResponse inhibitionUse severityUse outcomesControl processGreater engagementTreatment retentionCBT4CBTCocaine dependence
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 ResearchConceptsCannabis-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 structuresAbstinenceCannabis Abstinence During Treatment and One-Year Follow-Up: Relationship to Neural Activity in Men
Kober H, DeVito EE, DeLeone CM, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Cannabis Abstinence During Treatment and One-Year Follow-Up: Relationship to Neural Activity in Men. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2288-2298. PMID: 24705568, PMCID: PMC4138744, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-dependent groupHealthy comparison groupNeural activityCognitive controlLess cannabisDorsal anterior cingulate cortexCognitive control taskCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment development effortsCannabis-dependent individualsAnterior cingulate cortexAddiction-related processesFMRI taskSubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceCingulate cortexVentral striatumCannabis dependenceCannabis useContingency managementLess abstinenceAbstinenceHealthy individualsCannabisGreater activity