TY - JOUR
T1 - A dose response study of cognitive behavioral therapy in cocaine abusers
AU - Covi, Lino
AU - Hess, Judith M.
AU - Schroeder, Jennifer R.
AU - Preston, Kenzie L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Some of the data here reported were presented in an earlier version at the 146th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco 1993 (Abstract 53). This study was funded by the NIDA Intramural Research Program.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - In order to evaluate the effect of frequency of counseling sessions, we studied retention, cocaine use and craving, and psychiatric symptoms of 68 cocaine-dependent outpatients randomly assigned to twice weekly, once weekly, or biweekly sessions in a 12-week treatment program that utilized manual-based, individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. All participants were tested and monitored twice a week. Retention was comparable among treatment groups, and improvement was found regardless of counseling frequency. Cocaine use (urine toxicology and self-report), cocaine craving (VAS), and total psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90) decreased by modest but statistically significant (p < 0.05) amounts in all treatment groups. Findings suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing cocaine use even if a less intensive schedule is used.
AB - In order to evaluate the effect of frequency of counseling sessions, we studied retention, cocaine use and craving, and psychiatric symptoms of 68 cocaine-dependent outpatients randomly assigned to twice weekly, once weekly, or biweekly sessions in a 12-week treatment program that utilized manual-based, individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. All participants were tested and monitored twice a week. Retention was comparable among treatment groups, and improvement was found regardless of counseling frequency. Cocaine use (urine toxicology and self-report), cocaine craving (VAS), and total psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90) decreased by modest but statistically significant (p < 0.05) amounts in all treatment groups. Findings suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing cocaine use even if a less intensive schedule is used.
KW - Cocaine abuse
KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy
KW - Dose response
KW - Manual driven psychotherapy
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U2 - 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00247-7
DO - 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00247-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 12392805
AN - SCOPUS:0036776211
SN - 0740-5472
VL - 23
SP - 191
EP - 197
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
IS - 3
ER -