A randomized study of contingency management in cocaine-dependent patients with severe and persistent mental health disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contingency management (CM) is efficacious for reducing drug use, but it has rarely been applied to patients with severe and persistent mental health problems. This study evaluated the efficacy of CM for reducing cocaine use in psychiatric patients treated at a community mental health center.

Methods

Nineteen cocaine-dependent patients with extensive histories of mental health problems and hospitalizations were randomized to twice weekly urine sample testing with or without CM for 8 weeks. In the CM condition, patients earned the chance to win prizes for each cocaine-negative urine sample. Patients also completed an instrument assessing severity of psychiatric symptoms pre- and post-treatment.

Results

Patients assigned to CM achieved a mean (standard deviat

SUBMITTER: Petry NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3593793 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature