2007
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.75.2.307
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Contingency management improves abstinence and quality of life in cocaine abusers.

Abstract: Contingency management (CM) treatments enhance drug abstinence. This study evaluated whether CM also improves quality of life and if these effects are mediated by abstinence. Across 3 independent trials, cocaine abusers in intensive outpatient treatment (n = 387) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of standard treatment as usual or standard treatment with CM. The Quality Of Life Inventory (QOLI) was administered at baseline and at Months 1, 3, 6, and 9. Changes in QOLI scores over time differed significantly by… Show more

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“…We believe that 21 st century systems of addiction treatment should provide ongoing pharmacological and behavioral therapies within a continuing care model that increasingly relies on intensive outpatient settings rather than residential and inpatient care. Recent trials also document the value of enhancing intensive outpatient care with contingency management during intensive care (30) and during aftercare (31). …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We believe that 21 st century systems of addiction treatment should provide ongoing pharmacological and behavioral therapies within a continuing care model that increasingly relies on intensive outpatient settings rather than residential and inpatient care. Recent trials also document the value of enhancing intensive outpatient care with contingency management during intensive care (30) and during aftercare (31). …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The average scores on the SDS for individuals with kleptomania were three times greater than those reported in pathological gambling, 38 twice those found in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder, 39 one and a half times greater than those reported in substance use disorders, 40 and similar to those in major depressive disorder and OCD. 40,41 The overall quality of life of individuals with kleptomania was very low in both women and men, and was notably lower than those reported for individuals with substance use disorders 42 or pathological gambling. 43 Given the severity of impairment and the low quality of life in individuals with kleptomania, it is not surprising that a substantial portion of subjects (25.3%) report having attempted suicide.…”
Section: Hypothesis Onementioning
confidence: 90%
“…The QOLI has test-retest reliability of .80 to .91 and correlates with other measures of well-being (Frisch, 1994;Frisch et al, 1992). Internal consistency is also high (Cronbach's alpha = .90) (Petry, Alessi, & Hanson, 2007).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 98%