BRIGHT Project Publications

The Cost-Effectiveness of Depression Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders: A Clinical Trial

Jan 1, 2013

The authors aimed to determine the economic value of providing on-site group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression to clients receiving residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment.

Katherine E. Watkins, Alison Evans Cuellar, Kimberly A. Hepner, Sarah B. Hunter, Susan M. Paddock, Brett Ewing, Erin Dela Cruz

Training Addiction Counselors to Implement an Evidence-Based Intervention: Strategies for Increasing Organizational and Provider Acceptance

May 1, 2013

This article makes recommendations for selecting and training addiction counselors to deliver group-base cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and provides suggestions for the structure and process of their ongoing clinical supervision.

Stephanie Woo, Kimberly A. Hepner, Elizabeth A. Gilbert, Karen Chan Osilla, Sarah B. Hunter, Ricardo F. Munoz, Katherine E. Watkins

Do Client Attributes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Addiction Treatment?

Jan 1, 2012

The study goal was to determine whether client attributes were associated with outcomes from group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression (GCBT-D) as delivered in community-based addiction treatment settings.

Sarah B. Hunter, Susan M. Paddock, Annie Jie Zhou, Katherine E. Watkins, Kimberly A. Hepner

Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Clients with Major Depression in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

Jun 1, 2012

Group cognitive behavioral therapy was an effective treatment for major depression for clients in residential substance abuse treatment, thus extending the effectiveness of group CBT for major depression to a new setting, patient population, and type of provider.

Katherine E. Watkins, Sarah B. Hunter, Kimberly A. Hepner, Susan M. Paddock, Annie Jie Zhou, Erin Dela Cruz

A Fidelity Coding Guide for a Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

Aug 24, 2011

Description of 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 of measures, and a training plan for coders.

Kimberly A. Hepner, Stefanie Howard, Susan M. Paddock, Sarah B. Hunter, Karen Chan Osilla, Katherine E. Watkins

The Moderating Effects of Group Cognitive–behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Substance Users

Jan 1, 2012

This study examined the prospective longitudinal relationship between changes in depressive symptoms on alcohol and or drug use among addiction participants in treatment, and whether group cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression (GCBT-D) moderated the relationship.

Sarah B. Hunter, Katie Witkiewitz, Katherine E. Watkins, Susan M. Paddock, Kimberly A. Hepner

Treating Depression and Substance Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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.

Sarah B. Hunter, Katherine E. Watkins, Kimberly A. Hepner, Susan M. Paddock, Brett Ewing, Karen Chan Osilla, Suzanne Perry

Training Addiction Counselors to Implement CBT for Depression

Jan 1, 2011

Training addiction counselors to deliver group therapy can bring effective mental treatment to depressed individuals who are also substance abusers.

Kimberly A. Hepner, Sarah B. Hunter, Susan M. Paddock, Annie Jie Zhou, Katherine E. Watkins

An Effectiveness Trial of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Persistent Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Treatment

Jun 1, 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.

Katherine E. Watkins, Sarah B. Hunter, Kimberly A. Hepner, Susan M. Paddock, Erin Dela Cruz, Annie Jie Zhou, James Gilmore

Analysis of Rolling Group Therapy Data Using Conditionally Autoregressive Priors

Jan 1, 2010

This article describes a new approach to analyzing client outcomes when a rolling admissions policy is used in group therapy.

Susan M. Paddock, Sarah B. Hunter, Katherine E. Watkins, Daniel F. McCaffrey

Developing an Integrated Treatment for Substance Use and Depression Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Jan 1, 2009

Providing a unified treatment approach to meet the substance abuse and mental health needs of clients is the preferred model for addressing co-occurring disorders.

Karen Chan Osilla, Kimberly A. Hepner, Stephanie Woo, Katherine E. Watkins

A Comparison of Two Depressive Symptomatology Measures in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Clients

Jan 1, 2009

Comorbid depression is common among substance abusers, making routine assessment of depression critical for high-quality care. The authors evaluated two of the most commonly used depressive symptomatology measures in a sample of clients in residential substance abuse treatment settings.

Kimberly A. Hepner, Sarah B. Hunter, Maria Orlando Edelen, Annie Jie Zhou, Katherine E. Watkins

Training Addiction Counselors in Group CBT for Depression: Preliminary Findings

Jan 1, 2009

Limited access to empirically supported interventions for depression within public sector AOD treatment settings could be increased if CBT for depression were provided within these settings. The authors adapted an existing CBT treatment manual and trained addiction counselors to deliver the intervention.

Kimberly A. Hepner, Stephanie Woo, Katherine E. Watkins

Preparing the Workforce for AI: Insights for Civilian and Military Leaders

China's Use of Generative AI and Social Bots

A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts

October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy

The Math Equity Equation

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

BRIGHT and BRIGHT-2 Publications

Group Leader's Manuals

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT): A Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Clients with Co-Occurring Alcohol and Drug Use Problems — Group Leader's Manual

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT-2): An Integrated Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Co-Occurring Depression and Alcohol and Drug Use Problems — Group Leader's Manual

CBT Training DVDs

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Basic Concepts (DVD)

Introduction to BRIGHT: A Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Clients with Alcohol and Substance Use Problems (set of 5 DVDs)

Group Member's Workbooks

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT): A Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Clients with Co-Occurring Alcohol and Drug Use Problems — Group Member's Workbook

Building Recovery by Improving Goals, Habits, and Thoughts (BRIGHT-2): An Integrated Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Co-Occurring Depression and Alcohol and Drug Use Problems — Group Member's Workbook

Books and Articles

The Cost-Effectiveness of Depression Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders: A Clinical Trial

Training Addiction Counselors to Implement an Evidence-Based Intervention: Strategies for Increasing Organizational and Provider Acceptance

Do Client Attributes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Addiction Treatment?

Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Clients with Major Depression in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

A Fidelity Coding Guide for a Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression

The Moderating Effects of Group Cognitive–behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Substance Users

Treating Depression and Substance Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Training Addiction Counselors to Implement CBT for Depression

An Effectiveness Trial of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients with Persistent Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Treatment

Analysis of Rolling Group Therapy Data Using Conditionally Autoregressive Priors

Developing an Integrated Treatment for Substance Use and Depression Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A Comparison of Two Depressive Symptomatology Measures in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Clients

Training Addiction Counselors in Group CBT for Depression: Preliminary Findings

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