“…CM may also be an important component of integrated treatment programs for patients with severe mental illnesses (SMI) that abuse substances (Sigmon, Steingard, Badger, Anthony, & Higgins, 2000). Studies that have examined CM programs with SMI patients have generally demonstrated their feasibility in reducing cigarette smoking (Tidey, O'Neill, & Higgins, 2002), alcohol (Peniston, 1988), marijuana (Sigmon et al, 2000), and cocaine use (Roll, Chermack, & Chudzynski, 2004) in patients with SMI. However, most previous work has not examined dually-diagnosed patient characteristics as they relate to receipt of CM rewards.…”