2015
Outcome expectations and associated treatment outcomes in motivational enhancement therapy delivered in English and Spanish
Serafini K, Decker S, Kiluk BD, Añez L, Paris M, Frankforter T, Carroll KM. Outcome expectations and associated treatment outcomes in motivational enhancement therapy delivered in English and Spanish. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 732-739. PMID: 26541501, PMCID: PMC4885684, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' outcome expectationsTreatment outcomesMotivational enhancement therapyEnhancement therapyUrine toxicology screenLikelihood of abstinenceSubstance use disordersSubstance use outcomesToxicology screenClinical trialsTreatment periodUse disordersOutcome expectationsSecondary analysisSubstance useAbstinenceUse outcomesOutcomesMetSTherapyTreatmentBaseline expectationsGreater percentageSame treatmentImportant predictor
2013
Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems
Kiluk BD, Dreifuss JA, Weiss RD, Horigian VE, Carroll KM. Psychometric Properties of a Spanish-Language Version of the Short Inventory of Problems. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2013, 27: 893-900. PMID: 23772760, PMCID: PMC3820151, DOI: 10.1037/a0032805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction Severity IndexEnd of treatmentPsychometric propertiesSubstance use treatmentHigher baseline scoresSpanish versionDiagnostic criteriaTreatment retentionBaseline scoresDrug useLess abstinenceUse treatmentSubstance useTreatment seekersSeverity IndexSubstance usersComposite scoreLatter associationTreatmentAdverse consequencesInternal consistencyShort InventoryScoresHispanic AmericansAssessment measures