Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2015
Computer-assisted behavioral therapy and contingency management for cannabis use disorder.
Trial report in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digitally Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Meta-Analysis Across Consumption and Psychosocial Outcomes.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dropout and Influencing Factors in Digital Psychosocial Intervention Trials for Adult Illicit Substance Users: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Examining replicability in addictions research: How to assess and ways forward.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Pooled it
- Digital interventions in mental health: evidence syntheses and economic modelling.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review of outcome domains and measures used in psychosocial and pharmacological treatment trials for cannabis use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Pooled it
- A scoping review and meta-analysis of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for cannabis and tobacco use among African Americans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial of zolpidem as a pharmacotherapy for cannabis use disorder.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Trial
- Cocaine abstinence during the "critical period" of a contingency management trial predicts future abstinence in people with cocaine use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Trial
- Contingency management for alcohol use disorder reduces cannabis use among American Indian and Alaska Native adults.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Trial
- Momentary coping and marijuana use in treated adults: Exploring mechanisms of treatment.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Trial
- Impact of a computerized intervention for high distress intolerance on cannabis use outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Trial
- Racial Differences in the Effectiveness of Internet-Delivered Mental Health Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Trial
- Individualized assessment and treatment program (IATP) for cannabis use disorder: Randomized controlled trial with and without contingency management.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Trial
- Sequential and simultaneous treatment approaches to cannabis use disorder and tobacco use.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- A randomized trial of brief assessment interventions for young adults who use drugs in the club scene.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Trial
- Abstinence based incentives plus parent training for adolescent alcohol and other substance misuse.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Trial
- Evidence-based therapist guided introduction to online heavy cannabis use treatment in Canadian adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- Pharmacotherapy for Cannabis Use Disorder: Preclinical and Clinical Models.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2026Review
- Technology-Based Interventions for Substance Use Treatment Among People Who Identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a web-intervention to prevent alcohol and cannabis-impaired driving among adolescents in driver education.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Computer-assisted behavioral treatments hold promise for enhancing access to and reducing costs of treatments for substance use disorders. This study assessed the efficacy of a computer-assisted version of an efficacious, multicomponent treatment for cannabis use disorders (CUD), that is, motivational enhancement therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and abstinence-based contingency-management (MET/CBT/CM). An initial cost comparison was also performed. Seventy-five adult participants, 59% Black, seeking treatment for CUD received either, MET only (BRIEF), therapist-delivered MET/CBT/CM (THERAPIST), or computer-delivered MET/CBT/CM (COMPUTER). During treatment, the THERAPIST and COMPUTER conditions engendered longer durations of continuous cannabis abstinence than BRIEF (p < .05), but did not differ from each other. Abstinence rates and reduction in days of use over time were maintained in COMPUTER at least as well as in THERAPIST. COMPUTER averaged approximately $130 (p < .05) less per case than THERAPIST in therapist costs, which offset most of the costs of CM. Results add to promising findings that illustrate potential for computer-assisted delivery methods to enhance access to evidence-based care, reduce costs, and possibly improve outcomes. The observed maintenance effects and the cost findings require replication in larger clinical trials.
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