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| Yifrah KaminerSummaryAffiliation: University of Connecticut Health Center Country: USA Publications
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The Teen Treatment Services Review (T-TSR)Y Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030 1410, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 15:291-300. 1998..Further studies of the psychometric properties of this instrument in various clinical settings for adolescents are recommended...- Challenges and opportunities of group therapy for adolescent substance abuse: a critical reviewYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington Connecticut 06030 2103, USA
Addict Behav 30:1765-74. 2005..The main objective of this review is to address the challenges and opportunities regarding group treatment of adolescent SUD... - Correlation between ancillary community services with adolescent substance use disorders treatment outcomeYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 25:15-20. 2004..This study explores whether participation in ancillary out-of-program services predicts outcomes of adolescents treated for substance use disorders... - Suicidal ideation among adolescents with alcohol use disorders during treatment and aftercareYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Am J Addict 15:43-9. 2006..The mechanism of change by which suicidal ideation is reduced in adolescents in treatment for AUD needs to be further explored... - An interactive voice response (IVR) system for adolescents with alcohol use disorders: a pilot studyYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Am J Addict 15:122-5. 2006..The utilization of IVR systems should be explored to improve efficacy and attainment of generalizability to heterogeneous adolescent populations and lifestyles including for other psychiatric disorders... 
Efficacy of outpatient aftercare for adolescents with alcohol use disorders: a randomized controlled studyYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:1405-12. 2008..This randomized controlled study tested the hypothesis that active aftercare may maintain treatment gains better than no active aftercare (NA)...
The Teen Addiction Severity Index around the globe: the Tower of Babel revisitedYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 29:89-94. 2008....- Dial for therapy: aftercare for adolescent substance use disordersYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030-2103, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:1171-4. 2004 - Can assessment reactivity predict treatment outcome among adolescents with alcohol and other substance use disorders?Yifrah Kaminer
University of Connecticut Health Center, Alcohol Research Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 29:63-9. 2008..This is the first study in youth asserting Assessment Reactivity as a valid construct during the pretreatment phase. AR should be considered in any analysis targeting treatment outcomes... - Gambling behavior in adolescent substance abuseYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 23:191-8. 2002..None of the gambling youths was ever referred for GB counseling. Increased awareness for and additional studies of adolescent gambling are required... - Does temperament moderate treatment response in adolescent substance use disorders?Yifrah Kaminer
University of Connecticut Health Center, Alcohol Research Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 29:89-95. 2008..Implications of these findings are discussed... - Stability of comorbid psychiatric diagnosis among youths in treatment and aftercare for alcohol use disordersJosephine M Hawke
Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Subst Abus 29:33-41. 2008..To examine the stability of comorbid psychiatric diagnoses among a sample of 50 adolescents in cognitive-behaviorally-based treatment for alcohol and other substance use disorders (AOSUD)... - Cognitive-behavioral coping skills and psychoeducation therapies for adolescent substance abuseYifrah Kaminer
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-2103, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 190:737-45. 2002.... - Self-efficacy as a predictor of treatment outcome in adolescent substance use disordersJoseph A Burleson
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Addict Behav 30:1751-64. 2005..CBT was not differentially effective than PET in promoting SE. It is recommended that potential mediators and moderators of SE in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse should be further explored... - Twelve-month follow-up of aftercare for adolescents with alcohol use disordersJoseph A Burleson
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 6325, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 42:78-86. 2012..Structured communications with AUD youth during and after treatment by use of electronic technology rather than in-person contact might therefore be more fully investigated... - Absence of iatrogenic or contagion effects in adolescent group therapy: findings from the Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) studyJoseph A Burleson
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 6325, USA
Am J Addict 15:4-15. 2006..These results support the common clinical belief that group therapy for youths with substance use disorders is a safe and effective treatment modality... - Subtypes for classifying adolescents with marijuana use disorders: construct validity and clinical implicationsThomas F Babor
Department of Community Medicine and Health Care and Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030 6325, USA
Addiction 97:58-69. 2002..To evaluate the construct and predictive validity of six different subtyping classifications selected on the basis of their empirical support in the literature on adolescent substance abuse... - Screening and assessing adolescent substance use disorders in clinical populationsKen C Winters
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-2103, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:740-4. 2008 - Aftercare for adolescent alcohol use disorder: feasibility and acceptability of a phone interventionJoseph A Burleson
Alcohol Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Am J Addict 16:202-5. 2007..In conclusion, aftercare for adolescents with AOSUD utilizing a brief phone intervention is perceived as feasible and acceptable... - Evidence-based cognitive-behavioral and family therapies for adolescent alcohol and other substance use disordersYifrah Kaminer
University of Connecticut Health Center, Alcohol Research Center and Department of Psychiatry, Farmington, CT 06030-2103, USA
Recent Dev Alcohol 17:383-405. 2005 - Problematic use of energy drinks by adolescentsYifrah Kaminer
Department of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 19:643-50. 2010..Special emphasis is devoted to safety concerns following combination of EDs with alcohol, which gives the user a false sense of control... - Adolescent substance abuse treatment: evidence-based practice in outpatient servicesYifrah Kaminer
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA. hiatry.uchc.edu
Curr Psychiatry Rep 4:397-401. 2002.... - Psychotropic medications and substances of abuse interactions in youthYifrah Kaminer
Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030 2103, USA
Subst Abus 31:53-7. 2010.... - From assessment reactivity to aftercare for adolescent substance abuse: are we there yet?Yifrah Kaminer
Department of Psychiatry, Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 2103, USA
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 19:577-90. 2010.... - The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) experiment: rationale, study design and analysis plansMichael Dennis
Chestnut Health Systems CHS, Bloomington, Chicago, and Madison, IL 61701, USA
Addiction 97:16-34. 2002..This paper provides a description of the rationale, study design, treatments and assessment procedures used in the Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) experiment... - Cognitive group therapy for aggressive boysYifrah Kaminer
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:843; author reply 843-5. 2005 - On the learning curve: the emerging evidence supporting cognitive-behavioral therapies for adolescent substance abuseHolly Barrett Waldron
Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR 97403, USA
Addiction 99:93-105. 2004..The aim of this review is to integrate the findings from controlled trials of CBT for adolescent substance abuse... - The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) Study: main findings from two randomized trialsMichael Dennis
Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 27:197-213. 2004.... - Pathological gambling and substance useYifrah Kaminer
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43:1326-7. 2004 - Conversion and validation of the Teen-Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI) for Internet and automated-telephone self-report administrationBenjamin B Brodey
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 19:54-61. 2005..These findings suggest that automated T-ASI administration is a valid and potentially less expensive alternative to clinician-administered T-ASI interviews... - Adolescent and therapist perception of barriers to outpatient substance abuse treatmentJanell Lynn Mensinger
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Am J Addict 15:16-25. 2006..Shifting to a more patient-centered approach for understanding treatment retention is discussed... - Introduction to special issue on advances in the assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use disordersMichael L Dennis
Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, Illinois
Am J Addict 15:1-3. 2006 - Clinical and research utility of Spanish Teen-Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI)Rosa Diaz
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
Addict Behav 33:188-95. 2008..To conclude, Spanish version of the T-ASI shows adequate psychometric properties to be used as a clinical and research instrument in Spanish-speaking adolescents with psychiatric disorders...
Research Grants
- MAINTENANCE OF TREATMENT GAINS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ARDYifrah Kaminer; Fiscal Year: 2005..e., frequency, quantity) of relapse and related negative consequences, and improve overall functioning of the participants. ..
- Aftercare for Adolescents with Substance Use DisordersYifrah Kaminer; Fiscal Year: 2006..This award will allow the applicant protected time to pursue quality mentoring of future clinical investigators while conducting clinical research that will optimize long-term scientific contributions of both the mentor and trainees. ..