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Author:  Stacy  Calhoun, M.A..


Source: Volume 17, Number 06, March/April 2014 , pp.85-88(4)




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Abstract: 

This issue of “Worth Reading” reviews “Randomized Controlled Trial of Contingency Management for Stimulant Use in Community Mental Health Patients With Serious Mental Illness” by Michael McDonell, Debra Srebnik, Frank Angelo, Sterling McPherson, Jessica Lowe, Andrea Sugar, Robert Short, John Roll, and Richard Ries and “Alternative Models of Instant Drug Testing: Evidence From an Experimental Trial” by Eric Grommon, Stephen Cox, William Davidson II, and Timothy Bynum and “Engaging Individuals Recently Released From Prison Into Primary Care: A Randomized Trial” by Emily Wang, Clemens Hong, Shira Shavit, Ronald Sanders, Eric Kessell, and Margot Kushel.

Keywords: contingency management; co-occurring disorders; Hawaii Opportunity Probation and Enforcement (HOPE); randomized drug testing; community reentry; transitions clinic

Affiliations:  1: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.

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