The development of effective treatments for African Americans and other ethnic minorities is
essential for reducing health disparities in substance use. Despite research suggesting that …

Limited empirical evidence concerning the efficacy of substance abuse treatments among
African Americans reduces opportunities to evaluate and improve program efficacy. The …

Background and Objectives The relationship between patients' baseline expectations
regarding treatment outcome and actual outcomes has not been widely studied within the …

Hispanic individuals are underrepresented in clinical and research populations and are
often excluded from clinical trials in the United States. Hence, there are few data on the …

Abstract Background/Objectives: Motivational Enhancement Treatment in Spanish (METS) is
a brief intervention aimed at resolving patient ambivalence towards behavior change that …

African Americans are less likely than other racial groups to engage in and complete
outpatient substance abuse treatment. The current study, conducted as a secondary …

Despite the fact that the number of Hispanic individuals in need of treatment for substance
use problems is increasing internationally, no studies have investigated the extent to which …

Background Few studies examine the helpfulness and effectiveness of substance abuse
treatment from the clients' perspective. Methods The current secondary analysis examined …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 77 (2) of Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology (see record 2009-03774-013). There are two errors in …

Although substantial evidence favors the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for
substance use disorders, few studies have examined the effect of CM on one's motivation to …