Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2016
A randomized clinical trial of Motivational Interviewing to reduce alcohol and drug use among patients with depression.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the WeChat-based mini-program ("Sober Time ACT") on individuals with hazardous drinking in China: a randomized controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2025Trial
- Reduced alcohol use increases drink-refusal self-efficacy: Evidence from a contingency management study for DWI arrestees.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Trial
- Cost-Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Patients With Depression.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Trial
- A lay-counsellor delivered brief psychological treatment for men with comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder and depression in primary care: Secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Trial
- Addressing social stressors in a brief motivational interview improve mental health symptoms for Latinx heavy drinkers.Journal of clinical psychology · 2020Trial
- A randomized clinical trial of mobile phone motivational interviewing for alcohol use problems in Kenya.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Trial
- Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use among Primary Care Patients with HIV: the Health and Motivation Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Trial
- Medical and non-medical marijuana use in depression: Longitudinal associations with suicidal ideation, everyday functioning, and psychiatry service utilization.Journal of affective disorders · 2018Trial
- A developmental-based motivational intervention to reduce alcohol and marijuana use among non-treatment-seeking young adults: a randomized controlled trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Trial
- Adverse impact of marijuana use on clinical outcomes among psychiatry patients with depression and alcohol use disorder.Psychiatry research · 2018Trial
- The role of hazardous drinking reductions in predicting depression and anxiety symptom improvement among psychiatry patients: A longitudinal study.Journal of affective disorders · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing for alcohol misuse: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
- Safety considerations for patients using cannabis.The mental health clinician · 2025Article
- Risky Alcohol Consumption as a Contributor to Accelerated Brain Aging in Late-Life Depression.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry. Open science, education, and practice · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Motivation to Reduce Alcohol Use Among Patients With Chronic Liver Disease.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2025Article
- Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Adults With Depression or Anxiety: Changes During COVID-19 and Associations With Mental Health Treatment.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Integrated telehealth intervention to reduce chronic pain and unhealthy drinking among people living with HIV: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined the efficacy of Motivational Interviewing (MI) to reduce hazardous drinking and drug use among adults in treatment for depression.
methodRandomized controlled trial based in a large outpatient psychiatry program in an integrated health care system in Northern California. The sample consisted of 307 participants ages 18 and over who reported hazardous drinking, drug use (primarily cannabis) or misuse of prescription drugs in the prior 30 days, and who scored ≥5 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Participants were randomized to receive either 3 sessions of MI (1 in person and 2 by phone) or printed literature about alcohol and drug use risks (control), as an adjunct to usual outpatient depression care. Measures included alcohol and drug use in the prior 30 days and PHQ-9 depression symptoms. Participants completed baseline in-person interviews and telephone follow-up interviews at 3 and 6 months (96 and 98% of the baseline sample, respectively). Electronic health records were used to measure usual care.
resultsAt 6 months, MI was more effective than control in reducing rate of cannabis use (p = .037); and hazardous drinking (≥4 drinks in a day for women, ≥5 drinks in a day for men; p = .060). In logistic regression, assignment to MI predicted lower cannabis use at 6 months (p = .016) after controlling for covariates. Depression improved in both conditions.
conclusionsMI can be an effective intervention for cannabis use and hazardous drinking among patients with depression. (PsycINFO Database Record
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