2009
Evaluating motivational enhancement therapy adherence and competence among Spanish-speaking therapists
Santa Ana EJ, Carroll KM, Añez L, Paris M, Ball SA, Nich C, Frankforter TL, Suarez-Morales L, Szapocznik J, Martino S. Evaluating motivational enhancement therapy adherence and competence among Spanish-speaking therapists. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2009, 103: 44-51. PMID: 19394164, PMCID: PMC2692434, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotivational enhancement therapySkill factorsNeed of treatmentOutpatient treatment programAdequate fidelityExcellent interrater reliabilitySubstance use problemsUsual sessionTherapy adherenceDrug counselingEnhancement therapyBilingual SpanishTreatment programRating ScaleHispanic individualsIndependent ratingsUse problemsInterrater reliabilitySupervision modelSignificant differences
2008
Serious Adverse Events in Randomized Psychosocial Treatment Studies: Safety or Arbitrary Edicts?
Petry NM, Roll JM, Rounsaville BJ, Ball SA, Stitzer M, Peirce JM, Blaine J, Kirby KC, McCarty D, Carroll KM. Serious Adverse Events in Randomized Psychosocial Treatment Studies: Safety or Arbitrary Edicts? Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2008, 76: 1076-1082. PMID: 19045975, PMCID: PMC2756150, DOI: 10.1037/a0013679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsStandard careDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkMore (95% CI 4 to 167 more) serious adverse eventsSAE incidence rateClinical Trials NetworkPsychosocial treatment studiesPsychosocial intervention studiesPercent of participantsPsychosocial trialsIncidence ratePharmaceutical trialsTherapy trialsIntervention studiesTreatment studiesTrials NetworkHuman subjects protection policiesSubstance-abusing participantsContingency managementMotivational enhancementNational InstituteTrialsSignificant differencesCareEnduring effects of a computer-assisted training program for cognitive behavioral therapy: A 6-month follow-up of CBT4CBT
Carroll KM, Ball SA, Martino S, Nich C, Babuscio TA, Rounsaville BJ. Enduring effects of a computer-assisted training program for cognitive behavioral therapy: A 6-month follow-up of CBT4CBT. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2008, 100: 178-181. PMID: 19041197, PMCID: PMC2742309, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapyComputer-assisted training programSubstance dependenceComputer-based trainingSubstance use outcomesComputer-assisted versionDrug useEnduring effectCBT4CBTUse outcomesRandomized clinical trialsTreatment retentionDurability of effectTraining programOutpatient communityStudy treatmentStandard treatmentOutpatient treatmentClinical trialsTreatment conditionsParticipantsSignificant differencesTreatmentRegression analysis
2007
Comparing individual therapies for personality disordered opioid dependent patients.
Ball SA. Comparing individual therapies for personality disordered opioid dependent patients. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2007, 21: 305-21. PMID: 17536942, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2007.21.3.305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersOutcome Assessment, Health CarePersonality DisordersPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapyPsychotherapy, BriefRetention, PsychologySeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsDual-focus schema therapyOpioid-dependent patientsPersonality disorderSubstance abuse patientsStep Facilitation TherapyStrong therapeutic allianceDependent patientsMethadone maintenancePsychosocial impairmentPsychiatric symptomsAbuse patientsDiagnostic criteriaTherapyTherapy conditionsIndividual therapySubstance useTherapeutic allianceSeverity indicatorsIndividual psychotherapySignificant differencesPatientsSignificant reductionPsychotherapeutic approachesSchema therapyDisorders
2005
We Don't Train in Vain: A Dissemination Trial of Three Strategies of Training Clinicians in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Sholomskas DE, Syracuse-Siewert G, Rounsaville BJ, Ball SA, Nuro KF, Carroll KM. We Don't Train in Vain: A Dissemination Trial of Three Strategies of Training Clinicians in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2005, 73: 106-115. PMID: 15709837, PMCID: PMC2367057, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.73.1.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapy manualManual-only conditionCognitive behavioral therapyClinician's abilityPrimary outcome measureCommunity-based cliniciansTraining Web siteDifferent training strategiesCBT interventionTraining conditionsTreatment manualTherapy manualSkill ratingsIndependent ratingsImpact of exposureOutcome measuresTraining cliniciansDissemination trialTraining strategyLittle researchStructured rolesDidactic seminarsOnly conditionIntermediate scoresSignificant differences