Research Topics
| JESSE MILBYSummaryAffiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Country: USA Publications
Research Grants
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
Substance abuse treatment and psychiatric comorbidity: do benefits spill over? Analysis of data from a prospective trial among cocaine-dependent homeless personsStefan G Kertesz
Div of Preventive Med, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Med and the Deep South Center on Effectivenessat the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1530 3rd Ave South MT 608 Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 1:27. 2006..The prognosis for nonsubstance abuse psychiatric diagnoses among homeless persons receiving behaviorally-based addiction treatment, however, is little studied...- Effects of sustained abstinence among treated substance-abusing homeless persons on housing and employmentJesse B Milby
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CH 201, 1530 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294 1170, USA
Am J Public Health 100:913-8. 2010..We examined whether cocaine-dependent homeless persons had stable housing and were employed 6, 12, and 18 months after they entered a randomized controlled trial comparing 2 treatments... 
Day treatment with contingency management for cocaine abuse in homeless persons: 12-month follow-upJesse B Milby
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 1170, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:619-21. 2003..Questions about effectiveness of contingency management alone, role of coexisting psychiatric disorders on treatment outcome, and individualized treatment dosing are offered...- To house or not to house: the effects of providing housing to homeless substance abusers in treatmentJesse B Milby
Department of Psychology CH415, University of Al abama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294 1170, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1259-65. 2005..Housing typically is not provided to homeless persons during drug abuse treatment. We examined how treatment outcomes were affected under 3 different housing provision conditions... - Toward cost-effective initial care for substance-abusing homelessJesse B Milby
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 1170, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 34:180-91. 2008..That CM+ yields more durable abstinence indicates that it may be appropriate as stepped-up care for clients not responding to CM (Clinical Trials.gov, no. NCT00368524)... - Impact of behavioral contingency management intervention on coping behaviors and PTSD symptom reduction in cocaine-addicted homelessKristin M Lester
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
J Trauma Stress 20:565-75. 2007..The study provides some initial evidence of important treatment outcomes other than abstinence in addiction-related interventions... - Transitions during effective treatment for cocaine-abusing homeless persons: establishing abstinence, lapse, and relapse, and reestablishing abstinenceJesse B Milby
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 18:250-6. 2004..These analyses yield information on the processes involved in the manner in which drug use changes as a result of abstinent-contingent housing and work... - Housing first for homeless persons with active addiction: are we overreaching?Stefan G Kertesz
Center for Surgical, Medical Acute Care Research and Transitions at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Milbank Q 87:495-534. 2009..One nationally prominent approach, Housing First, offers early access to permanent housing without requiring completion of treatment or, for clients with addiction, proof of sobriety... 
Relations between in-treatment and follow-up abstinence among cocaine-dependent homeless persons in three clinical trialsRudy Vuchinich
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294 1170, USA
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 17:165-72. 2009..The lack of differences between treatment arms in the in-treatment-follow-up abstinence relation implies that that relation is independent of the treatment-specific intervention components that generate group differences in abstinence...- Costs and effectiveness of substance abuse treatments for homeless personsJoseph E Schumacher
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1717 11th Ave South, Medical Towers Bld 616, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, USA
J Ment Health Policy Econ 5:33-42. 2002..Consequently, policy decisions regarding substance abuse treatment have utilized educated guesses or consensus of experts in the absence of controlled and scientifically rigorous studies of the benefits and costs of treatment... - Meta-analysis of day treatment and contingency-management dismantling research: Birmingham Homeless Cocaine Studies (1990-2006)Joseph E Schumacher
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, The University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:823-8. 2007..Throughout all of the Birmingham Homeless Cocaine Studies, the CM = DT consistently produced higher abstinence prevalence than did no CM... - Long-term housing and work outcomes among treated cocaine-dependent homeless personsStefan G Kertesz
Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Deep South Center on Effectiveness at Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1530 3rd Ave South MT608, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 34:17-33. 2007..The findings demonstrate a helpful role for addiction treatment and suggest the need for services to support housing of persons who reduce but do not eliminate all substance use... - Diagnostic compared with abstinence outcomes of day treatment and contingency management among cocaine-dependent homeless personsJoseph E Schumacher
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 11:146-57. 2003..The use of diagnostic change can be a practical addition to drug toxicology and self-report treatment outcome measures for research and practice... - Do PTSD symptoms and course predict continued substance use for homeless individuals in contingency management for cocaine dependence?Michelle Nicole Burns
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Campbell Hall Suite 415, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294 1170, USA
Behav Res Ther 48:588-98. 2010..However, course of PTSD does predict substance use, with the potential for CM to be unusually effective for those who respond with substantial, lasting improvements in PTSD... - Cell phones for ecological momentary assessment with cocaine-addicted homeless patients in treatmentMichelle J Freedman
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 30:105-11. 2006..Of 30 participants, 24 (80%) completed the full 2-week protocol. Participants indicated the survey made them more aware of phenomena leading to cravings and use, suggesting the usefulness of EMA as a potential intervention...
Research Grants
- COST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR DUALLY DIAGNOSED HOMELESSJESSE MILBY; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- SUSTAINING ABSTINENCE IN DUALLY DIAGNOSED HOMELESSJESSE MILBY; Fiscal Year: 2001..Results will provide important knowledge on how to most cost-effectively provide treatment services for this difficult population, knowledge which has important clinical, economic, and public policy implications. ..
- TRANSPORTING TREATMENT FOR HOMELESS COCAINE ABUSERSJESSE MILBY; Fiscal Year: 2001....