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Ladis, 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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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