2012-05-24T21:19:00Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/substance-abuse-treatment.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120094.html Apr 1, 2012 Apr 1, 2012

A culturally relevant web-based Motivational Interviewing in English and Spanish was developed to serve as a standalone or adjunctive program in DUI educational settings. This study evaluated its feasibility and acceptability among clients.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/03/21/IS.html Mar 21, 2012 Mar 21, 2012

Many organizations that we have worked with indicate that this approach has helped improve reporting and communication both within and external to their organization, writes Sarah Hunter.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/drug-alcohol-recovery-programme-evaluation.html Feb 13, 2012 Feb 13, 2012

RAND Europe is conducting an independent evaluation of the Department of Health's drug and alcohol recovery payment-by-results pilots to determine whether market forces can encourage the development of better recovery programmes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120001.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120047.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

This study used ecological momentary assessment to examine acute changes in college students' future smoking risk as a function of their exposure to prosmoking media (e.g., smoking in movies, paid advertising, point-of-sale displays).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120048.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Oregon's experience suggests that behavioral health insurance parity that places restrictions on how plans manage the benefit may lead to increases in expenditures for alcohol treatment services but is unlikely to lead to increases in spending for other drug abuse treatment services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120034.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

To meet the call for more "transportable" interventions, the authors conducted a pilot study to test a group cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression and substance use that was designed for delivery by outpatient substance abuse treatment counselors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200107.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study examined whether an adolescent's self-identified race moderates the perceived effectiveness of anti-smoking messages.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120087.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

Community practitioners can face difficulty in achieving outcomes demonstrated by prevention science.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR956.html Oct 19, 2011 Oct 19, 2011

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for those with other medical conditions but the quality of mental health care offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is as good as or better than that reported by privately insured, Medicare, or Medicaid populations.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/10/19.html Oct 19, 2011 Oct 19, 2011

Treating U.S. veterans with mental illness and substance use disorders is more expensive than caring for those with other medical conditions but the quality of mental health care offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is as good as or better than that reported by privately insured, Medicare, or Medicaid populations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9594.html Oct 19, 2011 Oct 19, 2011

The quality of mental health care delivered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is generally as good or better than care delivered by private health plans, although it falls short of the high standards set in VA guidelines.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100179.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110026.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Real-time data collected by palm-top computer confirms individual differences in situational smoking associations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR980.html Aug 24, 2011 Aug 24, 2011

Describes the development of the fidelity rating tools for the Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT) and BRIGHT-2 interventions for depression and substance abuse. Interrater reliability is discussed, and a recommended training plan for fidelity coders in research settings is provided, including coder selection, initial training, and ongoing training. Specific guidance is provided on how to use the fidelity tools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR977z1.html Jul 14, 2011 Jul 14, 2011

BRIGHT is a group cognitive behavioral therapy program for individuals with depression and co-occurring alcohol or drug use problems. It can be delivered by non-mental health practitioners, thus providing treatment to those who often do not receive it.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR978z1.html Jul 13, 2011 Jul 13, 2011

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT-2) is a manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy program for co-occurring depression and alcohol and drug use problems. BRIGHT-2 is an 18-week program consisting of three modules that each focus on a specific topic — thoughts, activities, and people interactions — and how it can affect a person's mood and desire to drink or use drugs. This volume is the group leader's manual.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR978z2.html Jul 13, 2011 Jul 13, 2011

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT-2) is a manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy program for co-occurring depression and alcohol and drug use problems. BRIGHT-2 is an 18-week program consisting of three modules that each focus on a specific topic — thoughts, activities, and people interactions — and how it can affect a person's mood and desire to drink or use drugs. This volume is the group member's workbook.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR977z2.html Jul 13, 2011 Jul 13, 2011

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT) is a manualized group cognitive behavioral therapy program for depression in individuals with co-occurring alcohol and drug use problems. BRIGHT is a 16-week program consisting of four modules that each focus on a specific topic — thoughts, activities, people interactions, and substance abuse — and how it can affect a person's mood. This volume is the group member's workbook.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100117.html May 31, 2011 May 31, 2011

Providing group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression to clients with persistent depressive symptoms receiving residential substance abuse treatment is associated with improved depression and substance use outcomes.