2018
What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?
Kiluk BD, Fitzmaurice GM, Strain EC, Weiss RD. What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning? Addiction 2018, 114: 9-15. PMID: 29900624, PMCID: PMC6289694, DOI: 10.1111/add.14289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug useUse disordersMost substance use disordersTreatment Efficacy TrialMeaningful outcomesOverall functioningException of alcoholAlcohol-related consequencesAspects of functioningPharmacotherapy trialsEfficacy trialsHealth consequencesIndividual functioningTrialsLong-term functioningWeak associationDisordersCurrent standardFunctioningUse trialOutcomesAssociationAbstinence
2011
A Methodological Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials of Computer-Assisted Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Toward Improved Standards for an Emerging Field
Kiluk BD, Sugarman DE, Nich C, Gibbons CJ, Martino S, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. A Methodological Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials of Computer-Assisted Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders: Toward Improved Standards for an Emerging Field. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2011, 168: 790-799. PMID: 21536689, PMCID: PMC3607199, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10101443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputer-assisted therapyRandomized clinical trialsPsychiatric disordersClinical trialsMethodological qualityEvidence-based behavioral therapiesMethodological Quality IndexPotential adverse eventsEvidence-based therapiesAxis I DisordersAdult psychiatric disordersMethodological quality scoreEvidence-based interventionsAdverse eventsTreat principleRandomized trialsI disordersStudy qualityTreatment exposureTherapyBehavioral therapyCost-effective strategyDisordersTrialsCurrent standard