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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.
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- 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
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- The substance use disorder treatment gap among US college students: Findings from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
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- The mindful resiliency in recovery model: empowering the transcendence of stigma.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Precision medicine in alcohol use disorder: Mapping etiologic and maintenance mechanisms to mechanisms of behavior change to improve patient outcomes.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2023Article
- 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
- The status of psychodynamic psychotherapy as an empirically supported treatment for common mental disorders - an umbrella review based on updated criteria.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a commonly used treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) but has not been evaluated using the American Psychological Association's "Tolin Criteria" for determining the empirical basis of psychological treatments. The current systematic review evaluated five meta-analyses of CBT for SUD. One meta-analysis had sufficient quality to be considered in the evaluation of effect sizes. CBT produced small to moderate effects on substance use when compared to inactive treatment and was most effective at early follow-up (1-6 months post-treatment) compared to late follow-up (8+ months post-treatment). Sensitivity analyses including all five meta-analyses found similar results. A "strong recommendation" was provided for CBT as an empirically supported treatment for SUD, based on effects on substance use, quality of evidence, and consideration of contextual factors (e.g., efficacy in diverse populations).
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