Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2009
Randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral motivational intervention in a group versus individual format for substance use disorders.
Trial report in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions Targeting Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Symptoms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to facilitate return to work in adults with adjustment disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of a stepwise cardiometabolic disease prevention program: results of a randomized controlled trial in primary care.BMC medicine · 2021Trial
- Mechanisms of change in female-specific and gender-neutral cognitive behavioral therapy for women with alcohol use disorder.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2020Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of individual versus group female-specific cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of brief group intervention in the harmful alcohol use in primary health care.Revista de saude publica · 2018Trial
- Group therapy for women with substance use disorders: In-session affiliation predicts women's substance use treatment outcomes.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Trial
- Abstinence and low risk drinking during treatment: Association with psychosocial functioning, alcohol use, and alcohol problems 3 years following treatment.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- A randomized trial of female-specific cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol dependent women.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- Measuring affiliation in group therapy for substance use disorders in the Women's Recovery Group study: Does it matter whether the group is all-women or mixed-gender?The American journal on addictions · 2016Trial
- Craigslist versus print newspaper advertising for recruiting research participants for alcohol studies: Cost and participant characteristics.Addictive behaviors · 2016Trial
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- Increasing knowledge about recovery-related life domains among pregnant and parenting women in comprehensive substance use disorder treatment: The Art of Addiction Recovery Program.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- The influence of members' attachment style on group cohesion in substance use therapy groups.Discover psychology · 2022Article
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- Study protocol the Continuing Care Project: a randomised controlled trial of a continuing care telephone intervention following residential substance dependence treatment.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Group Cohesion and Climate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Individuals with a First-Time DUI.Alcoholism treatment quarterly · 2020Article
- Efficacy of guided self-change for smoking cessation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Article
- Individual versus group female-specific cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Article
- Impact of Ethnic Composition on Mechanisms of Change in School-Based Substance Use Intervention Groups.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2017Article
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Abstract
Although group therapy is widely used for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the same treatment in a group versus individual format are rare. This paper presents the results of a RCT comparing guided self-change (GSC) treatment, a cognitive-behavioral motivational intervention, conducted in a group versus individual format with 212 alcohol abusers and 52 drug abusers who voluntarily sought outpatient treatment. Treatment outcomes demonstrated significant and large reductions in clients' alcohol and drug use during treatment and at the 12-month follow-up, with no significant differences between the group and individual therapy conditions. A therapist time ratio analysis found that it took 41.4% less therapist time to treat clients using the group versus the individual format. Participants' end-of-treatment group cohesion scores characterized the groups as having high engagement, low levels of interpersonal conflict, and low avoidance of group work, all desirable group characteristics. These findings suggest that the GSC treatment model was effectively integrated into a brief group treatment format. Health care cost containment compels further evaluations of the efficacy of group treatments for SUDs.
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