2023
Enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment
Jaramillo Y, DeVito E, Silva M, Rojas Perez O, Benitez B, Frankforter T, Leon K, Paris M. Enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 253: 111016. PMID: 37952354, PMCID: PMC10842233, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsClinical trialsLatinx individualsClinical trial participantsSubstance use treatmentRandomized studySubstance use concernsTrial participantsClinical researchUse treatmentSubstance useTrialsLatinx adultsTreatmentLatinx participantsUse concernsParticipantsRecruitment sitesUnited States
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
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