K Silverman

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Publications

  1. ncbi Voucher-based reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in treatment-resistant methadone patients: effects of reinforcement magnitude
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5510 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 146:128-38. 1999
  2. ncbi Cocaine use early in treatment predicts outcome in a behavioral treatment program
    K L Preston
    Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 66:691-6. 1998
  3. ncbi Effects of urine testing frequency on outcome in a methadone take-home contingency program
    M A Chutuape
    Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 62:69-76. 2001
  4. ncbi Broad beneficial effects of cocaine abstinence reinforcement among methadone patients
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 66:811-24. 1998
  5. ncbi Use of methadone take-home contingencies with persistent opiate and cocaine abusers
    M A Chutuape
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 16:23-30. 1999
  6. ncbi Contingent reinforcement sustains post-detoxification abstinence from multiple drugs: a preliminary study with methadone patients
    M A Chutuape
    Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 54:69-81. 1999
  7. ncbi The effectiveness of incentives in enhancing treatment attendance and drug abstinence in methadone-maintained pregnant women
    H E Jones
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 61:297-306. 2001
  8. ncbi A reinforcement-based therapeutic workplace for the treatment of drug abuse: six-month abstinence outcomes
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 9:14-23. 2001

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Voucher-based reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in treatment-resistant methadone patients: effects of reinforcement magnitude
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5510 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 146:128-38. 1999
    ..Reinforcement magnitude was a critical determinant of the effectiveness of this abstinence reinforcement intervention...
  2. ncbi Cocaine use early in treatment predicts outcome in a behavioral treatment program
    K L Preston
    Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 66:691-6. 1998
    ..Cocaine use during baseline provided critical predictors of response to the experimental treatment...
  3. ncbi Effects of urine testing frequency on outcome in a methadone take-home contingency program
    M A Chutuape
    Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 62:69-76. 2001
    ....
  4. ncbi Broad beneficial effects of cocaine abstinence reinforcement among methadone patients
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 66:811-24. 1998
    ..These results replicate the efficacy of cocaine abstinence reinforcement and show that it can have broad beneficial effects...
  5. ncbi Use of methadone take-home contingencies with persistent opiate and cocaine abusers
    M A Chutuape
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Subst Abuse Treat 16:23-30. 1999
    ..05, respectively). Thus, the study demonstrated that take-home incentives can be effective for reducing during-treatment use of opiates and cocaine in methadone patients with a poor prognosis related to their persistent multiple drug use...
  6. ncbi Contingent reinforcement sustains post-detoxification abstinence from multiple drugs: a preliminary study with methadone patients
    M A Chutuape
    Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 54:69-81. 1999
    ....
  7. ncbi The effectiveness of incentives in enhancing treatment attendance and drug abstinence in methadone-maintained pregnant women
    H E Jones
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Drug Alcohol Depend 61:297-306. 2001
    ....
  8. ncbi A reinforcement-based therapeutic workplace for the treatment of drug abuse: six-month abstinence outcomes
    K Silverman
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 9:14-23. 2001
    ..59% of thrice-weekly urine samples drug negative, respectively, p < .05). The Therapeutic Workplace can effectively treat heroin and cocaine abuse in pregnant and postpartum women...