ReviewSubstance abuse and rehabilitation2023
Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders: Is a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Appropriate?
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 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
- Functional magnetic response imaging predictors of alcohol use disorder treatment outcome: a systematic review.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive-behavioral interventions for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A Descriptive Review and Meta-Regression Study of Demographic and Study Context Factors in US Clinical Trials of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol or Other Drug Use.Substance use & misuse · 2024Pooled it
- Brief Intervention Versus More Extensive Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): Testing the Comparability Hypothesis.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Trial
- Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Heavy Drinking Among a Non-Treatment Sample of People With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Feasibility Trial With CBT4CBT.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Trial
- Global practices in adapting cognitive behavioral therapy for ethnoracial populations with substance use disorders: a scoping review of adaptation strategies, treatment outcomes, and geographic gaps.International journal of mental health systems · 2026Article
- The ABCs of cardiovascular disease prevention: communicating what we know in 2026.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2026Review
- Working Alliance and Subjective Engagement with a Digital Avatar CBT Platform (RITchBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Individual Variability in Physiological Responses and Psychological Conditions Associated With Methamphetamine Use: Pilot Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Using a Wearable Device and Self-Monitoring Mobile App.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Self-control and social support in the link between academic pressure anxiety depression and social media addiction in college students.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of a Relapse Prevention Program on motivation, relapse, and stress management in correctional settings.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- The virtue of temperance: a neurobiological perspective.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Social justice with harm reduction approaches for mothers who use opioids: an international comparative ethnographic study with community engaged methods.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Effect of cognitive behavior therapy on abstinence among healthy smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a process-based, Mobile-delivered personalized CBT for anxiety disorders: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2025Review
- Patient Engagement in Providing Telehealth SUD IOP Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mapping Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Clinical Domains Implicated in Contemporary Addiction Research: A Conceptual Synthesis and Promise for Precision Medicine.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2024Article
- Enhancing Substance Use Disorder Recovery through Integrated Physical Activity and Behavioral Interventions: A Comprehensive Approach to Treatment and Prevention.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: We provide an overview of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) efficacy for adult alcohol or other drug use disorders (AOD) and consider some key variations in application as well as contextual (ie, moderators) or mechanistic (ie, mediators) factors related to intervention outcomes. Methods: This work is a narrative overview of the review literature on CBT for AOD. Results: Robust evidence suggests the efficacy of classical/traditional CBT compared to minimal and usual care control conditions. CBT combined with another evidence-based treatment such as Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management, or pharmacotherapy is also efficacious compared to minimal and usual care control conditions, but no form of CBT consistently demonstrates efficacy compared to other empirically-supported modalities. CBT and integrative forms of CBT have potential for flexible application such as use in a digital format. Data on mechanisms of action, however, are quite limited and this is despite preliminary evidence that shows that CBT effect sizes on mechanistic outcomes (ie, secondary measures of psychosocial adjustment) are moderate and typically larger than those for AOD use. Conclusion: CBT for AOD is a well-established intervention with demonstrated efficacy, effect sizes are in the small-to-moderate range, and there is potential for tailoring given the modular format of the intervention. Future work should consider mechanisms of CBT efficacy and key conditions for dissemination and implementation with fidelity.
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