The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the factor structure of a modified version
of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) for a …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the results of two previous studies that evaluated African
Americans and whites who were undergoing treatment for cocaine dependence to …

Objective: Limited research has evaluated African American substance users' response to
evidence-based treatments. This study examined the efficacy of contingency management …

The Stages of Change Scale—Substance Abuse (SCS-SA) was developed to measure
readiness to change among individuals in treatment for substance abuse and was field …

The predictive validity of a treatment readiness measure designed for out-of-treatment drug
users, tapping dimensions of perceived problem severity, perceived need for formal …

Women and racial and ethnic minorities face significant challenges to successfully
completing substance abuse treatment. There is limited knowledge about factors that affect …

Although readiness for substance abuse treatment is a potent predictor of short-term clinical
response, predictors of readiness are still poorly understood. Predictive models are …

Substance abuse results in negative consequences that impact families, communities,
health services, crime rates, fatality rates, and financial resources. Substance abuse …

Prior research on legally coerced treatment for substance abuse tends to find no difference
between coerced and non-coerced clients with respect to treatment retention and treatment …

Background: Treatment readiness has been shown to predict entry and success in drug
treatment programs. Objective: To examine the association between treatment readiness …