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Chronic Hepatitis C and Antiviral Treatment Regimens: Where Can Psychology Contribute?
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Evon, Donna M.; Golin, Carol E.; Fried, Michael W.; Keefe, Francis J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: Our goal was to evaluate the existing literature on psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of chronic hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection and antiviral treatment; provide the state of the behavioral science in areas that presently hinder HCV-related health outcomes; and make recommendations for areas in which clinical psychology…
Descriptors: Public Health, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Drinking
The Adults in the Making Program: Long-Term Protective Stabilizing Effects on Alcohol Use and Substance Use Problems for Rural African American Emerging Adults
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Brody, Gene H.; Yu, Tianyi; Chen, Yi-fu; Kogan, Steven M.; Smith, Karen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This report addresses the long-term efficacy of the Adults in the Making (AIM) prevention program on deterring the escalation of alcohol use and development of substance use problems, particularly among rural African American emerging adults confronting high levels of contextual risk. Method: African American youths (M age, pretest =…
Descriptors: African Americans, Racial Discrimination, Prevention, Pretests Posttests
Attendance and Substance Use Outcomes for the Seeking Safety Program: Sometimes Less Is More
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Hien, Denise A.; Morgan-Lopez, Antonio A.; Campbell, Aimee N. C.; Saavedra, Lissette M.; Wu, Elwin; Cohen, Lisa; Ruglass, Lesia; Nunes, Edward V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This study uses data from the largest effectiveness trial to date on treatment of co-occurring posttraumatic stress and substance use disorders, using advances in statistical methodology for modeling treatment attendance and membership turnover in rolling groups. Method: Women receiving outpatient substance abuse treatment (N = 353)…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Substance Abuse, Health Education, Cocaine
Dynamic Association between Negative Affect and Alcohol Lapses following Alcohol Treatment
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Witkiewitz, Katie; Villarroel, Nadia Aracelliz – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Clinical research has found a strong association between negative affect and returning to alcohol use after a period of abstinence. Yet little is known about the probability of a lapse given a particular level of negative affect or whether there is a reciprocal relationship between negative affect and alcohol use across time. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Drinking, Probability, Incidence, Recidivism
Implications of Recent Neuropsychopharmacologic Research for Understanding the Etiology and Development of Alcoholism.
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Kranzler, Henry R.; Anton, Raymond F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Recent studies show the neuropsychopharmacologic basis of alcoholism. Studies involving the serotonergic and opioidergic neurotransmitter systems have shown consistent results. Concurrent nosologic developments have led to identification of subtypes of alcoholism. This article reviews literature in these various areas in an effort to enhance…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Disorders, Causal Models, Clinical Psychology
Discriminant Analysis and the Selection of Patients for Controlled Drinking Programs: A Methodological Note.
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Ogborne, Alan C.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Describes a criterion group classification scheme commonly used in conjunction with discriminant function analysis and suggests that clinicians consider membership probabilities for each criterion group of interest. Illustrates this approach using data from a study in which discriminant analysis was used to identify characteristics of problem…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Classification, Clinical Psychology, Discriminant Analysis