Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Paul Crits-Christoph

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  Measuring Outcome in the Treatment of Cocaine Dependence
  Author(s): Paul Crits-Christoph, Robert Gallop, Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, Jaclyn S Sadicario and George Woody Paul Crits-Christoph, Robert Gallop, Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, Jaclyn S Sadicario and George Woody
  
  Background: Little is known about the extent to which outcome measures used in studies of the treatment of cocaine dependence are associated with longer-term use and with broader measures of clinical improvement. The current study examined reductions in use, and abstinence-oriented measures, in relation to functioning and longerterm clinical benefits in the treatment of cocaine dependence. Methods: Overall drug use, cocaine use, and functioning in a number of addiction-related domains for 487 patients diagnosed with DSM-IV cocaine dependence and treated with one of four psychosocial interventions in the NIDA Cocaine Collaborative Treatment Study were assessed monthly during 6 months of treatment and at 9, 12, 15, and 18 month follow-up. Results: Measures of during-treatment reduction in use were moderately correlat.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000108

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