SynthesisJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2019
A meta-analysis of the effect of substance use interventions on emotion outcomes.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults with substance use disorder that have a co-occurring mental health disorder: an umbrella review and illustrative cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for gambling disorder: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of virtual reality therapies for substance use disorders: Impact on secondary treatment outcomes.The American journal on addictions · 2023Pooled it
- Emotion Regulation Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder: Results of a Stage II Randomized Clinical Efficacy Trial.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Trial
- Brief Online Negative Affect Focused Functional Imagery Training Improves 2-Week Drinking Outcomes in Hazardous Student Drinkers: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Trial
- Objective analysis of language use in cognitive-behavioral therapy: associations with symptom change in adults with co-occurring substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2021Trial
- County-Level Variation in Substance Use Disorder Service Utilization by Insurance Payers and Self-Pay in the United States.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2026Article
- Within-person affect dynamics among individuals in residential treatment for opioid use disorder: An ecological momentary assessment study.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2025Article
- Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- An Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Application of the Society of Clinical Psychology Criteria for Empirically Supported Treatments.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2023Article
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- Gender-Sexuality Alliances as a moderator of the association between victimization, depressive symptoms, and drinking behavior among LGBTQ+ youth.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Predicting college student prescription stimulant misuse: An analysis from ecological momentary assessment.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Designing Lifestyle Interventions for Common Mental Disorders: What Can We Learn from Diabetes Prevention Programs?Nutrients · 2021Review
- The Role of Affect in Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveEmotional distress has been posited as a key underlying mechanism in the development and maintenance of substance use disorder (SUD), and patients seeking SUD treatment are often experiencing high levels of negative emotion and/or low levels of positive emotion. But the extent to which SUD interventions impact emotional outcomes among general SUD populations is yet unquantified. The current meta-analysis aims to fill this gap.
methodA total of 11,754 records were screened for randomized, controlled trials examining the effect of behavioral SUD interventions on emotion outcomes. Our search yielded a total of 138 effect sizes calculated based on data from 5,146 individuals enrolled in 30 independent clinical trials. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate pooled effect sizes, and metaregression analyses examined study-level moderators (e.g., intervention type).
resultsFindings indicated a small but significant effect of SUD interventions on emotion outcomes,
conclusionsFindings suggest that SUD interventions-especially mindfulness-based and affect-regulation treatments-indeed significantly reduce negative emotion, although relatively small effect sizes indicate potential room for improvement. Conclusions regarding positive emotion should be considered preliminary because of the limited numbers of samples assessing these outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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