2022
Religiosity and Spirituality in Latinx Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Association with Treatment Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial
Jaramillo Y, DeVito EE, Frankforter T, Silva MA, Añez LM, Kiluk BD, Carroll KM, Paris M. Religiosity and Spirituality in Latinx Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Association with Treatment Outcomes in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal Of Religion And Health 2022, 61: 4139-4154. PMID: 35305222, PMCID: PMC9482997, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01544-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapy treatmentWeb-based cognitive behavioral therapySubstance useCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapy treatmentLatinx adultsMeasures of abstinenceSpanish-language versionSubstance use disordersTreatment outcomesBehavioral therapyBehavior QuestionnaireLatinx individualsProtective factorsAbstinence outcomesUse disordersReligiosity scoresLatinx populationsSix-month followClinical trialsReligiosityRandomized clinical trialsAdditional researchReligious backgroundAdults
2020
Impulsivity across Substance Use Categories: Consideration of Sex/Gender
DeVito EE, Weinberger AH, Pang RD, Petersen N, Fagle T, Allen AM. Impulsivity across Substance Use Categories: Consideration of Sex/Gender. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2020, 7: 109-127. PMID: 33614396, PMCID: PMC7891462, DOI: 10.1007/s40473-020-00213-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disordersSubstance use groupSubstance use categoriesSubstance-using populationsHigh impulsivitySubstance use severityClinical severityUse of substancesTreatment outcomesInclusion criteriaSex/genderSubstance use behaviorsSex/gender differencesReviewThe goalUse severityRecent evidenceSeverityRange of substancesRole of impulsivityDisordersImpulsivityFemale individualsGender differencesCurrent body
2017
Effect of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy on acquisition of coping skills among cocaine-dependent individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance
Kiluk BD, DeVito EE, Buck MB, Hunkele K, Nich C, Carroll KM. Effect of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy on acquisition of coping skills among cocaine-dependent individuals enrolled in methadone maintenance. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 82: 87-92. PMID: 29021121, PMCID: PMC5687291, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCocaine-dependent individualsHigh-risk situationsBehavioral therapyVerbal responsesComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyAbstinence outcomesComputerized CBT programParticipants' verbal responsesRole-play assessmentComputer-based trainingCertain high-risk situationsStandard methadone treatmentSubstance use disordersConsistent statistical supportCBT programMethadone treatmentMethadone maintenanceDependent individualsPlay assessmentPrior findingsClinical trialsTreatment periodUse disordersSubstance users
2014
Cannabis 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
2013
Gender differences in a clinical trial for prescription opioid dependence
McHugh RK, DeVito EE, Dodd D, Carroll KM, Potter JS, Greenfield SF, Connery HS, Weiss RD. Gender differences in a clinical trial for prescription opioid dependence. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2013, 45: 38-43. PMID: 23313145, PMCID: PMC3626739, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid dependenceOpioid dependenceClinical trialsOpioid dependence severityPrescription drug dependenceLarge clinical trialsOpioid use outcomesGreater functional impairmentRoute of administrationSubstance use disordersGender differencesGreater psychiatric severityClinical characteristicsMedication doseStudy treatmentOpioid outcomesFunctional impairmentTreatment outcomesPre-treatment differencesPsychiatric severityTreatment retentionUse disordersLegitimate prescriptionDrug dependenceOpioids
2011
A preliminary study of the neural effects of behavioral therapy for substance use disorders
DeVito EE, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ, Kober H, Potenza MN. A preliminary study of the neural effects of behavioral therapy for substance use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 122: 228-235. PMID: 22041256, PMCID: PMC3296894, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapySubstance use disordersInferior frontal gyrusCognitive behavioral therapyMaintenance of addictionUse disordersSubstance use outcomesCognitive controlFrontal gyrusTest-retest conditionsNeural effectsComponent of treatmentAnterior cingulateImpulse controlNeural systemsSame taskUse outcomesBOLD signalSubstance useSubstance abuseStroopComparison groupRandomized clinical trialsHealthy controls