Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2013
Does treatment readiness enhance the response of African American substance users to Motivational Enhancement Therapy?
Trial report in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Initial abstinence status and contingency management treatment outcomes: does race matter?Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2015Trial
- Does change in readiness influence retention among African American women and men in substance abuse treatment?Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseTrial
- Systematic Review of Cocaine-Treatment Interventions for Black Americans.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Article
- Racial/ethnic equity in substance use treatment research: the way forward.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2021Article
- One size does not fit all: A NIDA CTN inspired model for community engaged cultural adaptation.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
- A systematic scoping review of research on Black participants in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
- Correlates of Treatment Readiness among Formerly Incarcerated Homeless Women.Criminal justice and behavior · 2018Article
- The Criminal Justice Experience of African American Cocaine Users in Arkansas.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
- Advances in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Interventions Among Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minority Populations.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2016Review
- Motivation Among Ex-Offenders Exiting Treatment: The Role of Abstinence Self-Efficacy.Journal of offender rehabilitationArticle
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Abstract
The development of effective treatments for African Americans and other ethnic minorities is essential for reducing health disparities in substance use. Despite research suggesting that Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) may reduce substance use among African Americans, the findings have been inconsistent. This research examined the extent to which readiness-to-change (RTC) affects response to MET among African American substance users. The study was a secondary analysis of the 194 African American substance users participating in a multisite randomized clinical trial evaluating MET originally conducted within the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. The participants were randomly assigned to receive either three sessions of MET or Counseling-As-Usual (CAU) followed by the ordinary treatment and other services offered at the five participating outpatient programs. Participants were categorized as either high or lower on RTC based on their scores on the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment. The participants reported their substance use at baseline and throughout the 16 weeks after randomization. Among the high RTC participants, those in MET tended to report fewer days of substance use per week over time than participants in CAU. However, among the lower RTC participants, the CAU group tended to report fewer days of substance use over time than MET participants. In contrast to previous thinking, the findings suggest that MET may be more effective for high than lower RTC African American participants.
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