2018
fMRI Stroop and behavioral treatment for cocaine-dependence: Preliminary findings in methadone-maintained individuals
DeVito EE, Kober H, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. fMRI Stroop and behavioral treatment for cocaine-dependence: Preliminary findings in methadone-maintained individuals. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 89: 10-14. PMID: 30240978, PMCID: PMC6374034, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderStroop effectBehavioral treatmentComputer-based cognitive behavioral therapyColor-word Stroop taskCognitive neuroscience methodsCognitive behavioral therapyCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine abstinenceCognitive controlStroop taskNeuroscience methodsMethadone-maintained individualsTreatment abstinenceLingual gyrusStroopCingulate gyrusUse disordersCocaine usersTreatment mechanismsAbstinenceBetter treatment outcomesPreliminary findingsGyrusParticipants
2008
The Treatment of Pathologic Gambling
Brewer J, Grant J, Potenza M. The Treatment of Pathologic Gambling. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2008, 7: 1-13. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0b013e31803155c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPharmacologic therapyPathologic gamblingSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPharmacologic treatment studiesSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsStandardized outcome measuresComparison of interventionsPreliminary positive resultsSelf-help programReuptake inhibitorsOpioid antagonistSpecific therapyOutcome measuresConsistent efficacyTreatment studiesBehavioral treatmentLarger studyTherapySpecific subpopulationsResults MultiplePharmacotherapyTreatmentPositive resultsAvailable literatureEfficacy