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Direct linkLadis, Barry A.; Macgowan, Mark; Thomlison, Barbara; Fava, Nicole M.; Huang, Hui; Trucco, Elisa M.; Martinez, Marcos J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This systematic review provides an assessment of parent-focused preventive interventions that are effective in preventing early substance use (SU) and other problem behaviors among youth. Method: A systematic search following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted to identify prevention…
Descriptors: Parents, Prevention, Intervention, Youth
Kjellgren, Cecilia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This study explores outcomes of treatment provided by specialized units within the social welfare sector in Sweden to clients seeking help with hypersexual behavior. Method: The participants were 27 males and 1 female (M = 40.3 years) who sought help from one of the three specialized units within social welfare in Sweden. A…
Descriptors: Social Work, Sexuality, Outcomes of Treatment, Welfare Services
Maynard, Brandy R.; Wilson, Alyssa N.; Labuzienski, Elizabeth; Whiting, Seth W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Background and Aims: To examine the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on gambling behavior and symptoms, urges, and financial outcomes. Method: Systematic review and meta-analytic procedures were employed to search, select, code, and analyze studies conducted between 1980 and 2014, assessing the effects of mindfulness-based interventions…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Therapy, Addictive Behavior, Meta Analysis
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Substance-Using Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Kim, Johnny S.; Brook, Jody; Akin, Becci A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: This study examined the effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) intervention on substance abuse and trauma-related problems. Methods: A randomized controlled trial design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of SFBT in primary substance use treatment services for child welfare involved parents in outpatient treatment…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Trauma, Check Lists, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Bordnick, Patrick S.; Yoon, Jin H.; Kaganoff, Eili; Carter, Brian – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: The cue-reactivity paradigm has been widely used to assess craving among cigarette smokers. Seeking to replicate and expand on previous virtual reality (VR) nicotine cue-reactivity research on nontreatment-seeking smokers, the current study compared subjective reports of craving for cigarettes when exposed to smoking (proximal and…
Descriptors: Cues, Smoking, Comparative Analysis, Help Seeking
Smith, Douglas C.; Davis, Jordan P.; Ureche, Daniel J.; Tabb, Karen M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
For adolescents with substance use problems, it is unknown whether the provision of normative feedback is a necessary active ingredient in motivational interviewing (MI). This study investigated the impact of normative feedback on adolescents' readiness to change and perceptions of MI quality. Adolescents referred for substance use disorder (SUD)…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Race
Bordnick, Patrick S.; Traylor, Amy C.; Carter, Brian L.; Graap, Ken M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: Virtual reality (VR)-based cue reactivity has been successfully used for the assessment of drug craving. Going beyond assessment of cue reactivity, a novel VR-based treatment approach for smoking cessation was developed and tested for feasibility. Method: In a randomized experiment, 10-week treatment feasibility trial, 46…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Stimuli, Feasibility Studies, Smoking
Liu, Chennan; Liao, Minli; Smith, Douglas C. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objectives: The authors systematically reviewed the outcomes and methodological quality of 24 Internet addiction (IA) treatment outcome studies in China. Method: The authors used 15 attributes from the quality of evidence scores to evaluate 24 outcome studies. These studies came from both English and Chinese academic databases from 2000 to 2010.…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Counseling Techniques, Substance Abuse, Behavior Modification
Langhorst, Diane M.; Choi, Y. Joon; Keyser-Marcus, Lori; Svikis, Dace S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: A pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT) examined effectiveness of HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Building + Alcohol (SSB+A) intervention for women with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) in a residential treatment setting. Method: After randomizing thirty-six women with AUDs and reporting having intercourse with a male partner in the past 180 days…
Descriptors: Females, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Program Effectiveness, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
