The emphasis in addictions research has shifted toward a greater interest in identifying the
mechanisms involved in patient behavior change. This systematic review investigated nearly …

Objectives Elucidating the active ingredients of psychological treatments is an important step
in the scientific validation of these interventions. Component studies are one way to test …

The current article provides a brief summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in
alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in …

Clinicians and researchers alike have long believed that stressors play a pivotal etiologic
role in risk, maintenance, and/or relapse of alcohol and other substance use disorders …

Background Trials studying Motivational Interviewing (MI) to improve medication adherence
in patients with schizophrenia showed mixed results. Moreover, it is unknown which active …

Objective: In a randomized trial for women with alcohol use disorders (AUD), the efficacy of
Female-Specific Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (FS-CBT) was compared with Gender …

Objective Behavioral economic research suggests that increasing the salience of a delayed
reward may improve capacity for delaying gratification and increase behavior allocated …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this literature review is to explore a potentially
controversial hypothesis–that bariatric surgery could be used as a “treatment” for food …

Abstract Purpose of Review This paper provides a narrative review of studies published over
the past 5 years that have examined the role of affect, including both affective symptoms and …

BackgroundThe current study explored the temporal pathways of change within two
treatments, the Healthy Activity Program (HAP) for depression and the Counselling for …