Background The current review revisits the article entitled:“Active Ingredients: How and Why
Evidence‐Based Alcohol Behavioral Treatment Interventions Work” published in Alcoholism …

Background: Over the past three decades, the main question of interest to alcohol treatment
researchers has concerned the main effects of a particular behavioral intervention or what …

This article summarizes the proceedings of a symposium that was organized and chaired by
Richard Longabaugh and presented at the 2004 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting …

Research on the treatment of alcoholism has gained significant ground over the past 40
years. Studies such as the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Project …

Background: Definitive results from efforts to identify mechanisms of change in behavioral
treatments for alcohol use disorders have been elusive. The working hypothesis guiding this …

Background: This article explores the conceptual foundations of the search for mechanisms
of change in psychotherapy and behavior change approaches. Method: We examine …

Precision medicine has been advanced as a potential solution to the problem of alcohol use
disorder heterogeneity and modest alcohol use disorder treatment efficacy. The success of …

When research on interventions for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and substance use
disorders (SUDs) began, the aim was to assess the effectiveness of treatments. Early studies …

Despite the proliferation of alcoholism treatment research over the past 2 decades, there is a
continued gap between what has been shown to be promising in the extant literature and …

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 …