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| J ToniganSummaryAffiliation: University of New Mexico Country: USA Publications
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Long-term posttreatment functioning among those treated for alcohol use disordersPatrick R Clifford
School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 30:311-9. 2006..James R. McKay, PhD, examined the relationship between treatment services received and problem severities across a 2-year follow-up period. J. Scott Tonigan, PhD, served as the panel discussant...- Is alcoholism typology a predictor of both Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation and disaffiliation after treatment?J Scott Tonigan
Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions CASAA, University of New Mexico, 2650 Yale Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 30:323-30. 2006..Findings also indicate that, among treatment-seeking problem drinkers, AA dropout and disaffiliation are distinct, albeit correlated, constructs that require future investigation... - Utilization of AA by Hispanic and non-Hispanic white clients receiving outpatient alcohol treatmentJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87106, USA
J Stud Alcohol 63:215-8. 2002..This study examined how, if at all, the nature of commitment to prescribed AA-related behaviors after treatment differed between Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites, and how such behaviors were associated with drinking reductions... - Spirituality and alcoholics anonymousJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions CASAA and the Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
South Med J 100:437-40. 2007..Interventions that lead to initial increases in spirituality appear to lead to sustained AA affiliation, which, in turn, produces sustained recovery over time... - The pretreatment social networks of women with alcohol dependenceJennifer Knapp Manuel
Department of Psychology, Logan Hall, MSCO3 2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:871-8. 2007..The objective of the current study is to examine the pretreatment social networks of women seeking conjoint treatment for an alcohol-use disorder... 
Is it beneficial to have an alcoholics anonymous sponsor?J Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 24:397-403. 2010....- Statistical considerations in identifying mechanisms of changeJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31:55s-56s. 2007..Most straightforward, investigators may choose to use a Bonferroni adjustment. In contrast, a design-based approach can be used that tests rival explanations for the observed effects. Examples drawn from addiction research are provided... 
Twelve-step program attendance and polysubstance use: interplay of alcohol and illicit drug useJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 72:864-71. 2011..The primary aim of this study was to advance understanding of the efficacy of 12-step programs by determining the temporal relationships between alcohol and illicit drug use among 12- step program affiliates...- Project Match treatment participation and outcome by self-reported ethnicityJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addiction, University of Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:1340-4. 2003..The purpose of this study was to contrast Hispanic, black, and white client treatment engagement and outcome in an effort to identify potential health disparities related to client ethnicity... - Atheists, agnostics and Alcoholics AnonymousJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87106, USA
J Stud Alcohol 63:534-41. 2002.... - The inventory of drug use consequences (InDUC): test-retest stability and sensitivity to detect changeJ Scott Tonigan
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131 1161, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 16:165-8. 2002..Consequences of drug use should be measured directly rather than be inferred from measures of use... - Examining the effects of alcoholism typology and AA attendance on self-efficacy as a mechanism of changeMichael P Bogenschutz
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions CASAA, University of New Mexico, 2650 Yale SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:562-7. 2006..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediational role of self-efficacy on changes in drinking associated with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendance in Type-A and Type-B alcoholics... - A randomized trial of two methods for engaging treatment-refusing drug users through concerned significant othersRobert J Meyers
Department of Psychology and Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87106, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:1182-5. 2002..CRAFT alone engaged 58.6%, CRAFT + aftercare engaged 76.7%, and Al-Nar FT engaged 29.0%. No CSO engaged a treatment-refusing loved one once individual sessions had been completed... - Client language as a mediator of motivational interviewing efficacy: where is the evidence?Theresa B Moyers
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 31:40s-47s. 2007..The current studies sought to determine if clinician behavior influences client speech, and the extent to which client speech predicted treatment outcome in clients receiving treatment for substance abuse... - Magdalena Pilot Project: motivational outreach to substance abusing women street sex workersCarolina E Yahne
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions CASAA, The University of New Mexico, 2650 Yale SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 23:49-53. 2002..In identifying problems that most needed to be addressed in order to help them live healthier lives, the women prioritized (1) basic needs including decent housing, (2) mental health care, and (3) treatment for substance use disorders... - Response of Native American clients to three treatment methods for alcohol dependenceMichael Villanueva
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, The University of New Mexico, 2650 Alamo SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
J Ethn Subst Abuse 6:41-8. 2007.... - From in-session behaviors to drinking outcomes: a causal chain for motivational interviewingTheresa B Moyers
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106 1161, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 77:1113-24. 2009..Selective eliciting and reinforcement of change talk is proposed as a specific active ingredient of motivational interviewing... - Motivational interviewing in drug abuse services: a randomized trialWilliam R Miller
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131 1161, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:754-63. 2003..Contrary to prior reports, MI showed no effect on drug use outcomes when added to inpatient or outpatient treatment, although both groups showed substantial increases in abstinence from illicit drugs and alcohol... - Effectiveness of customized Victim Impact Panels on first-time DWI offender inmatesDenise R Wheeler
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, The University of New Mexico, 2650 Yale SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
Accid Anal Prev 36:29-35. 2004..These findings support the findings of other studies that VIPs do not produce a differential benefit with regards to recidivism of those convicted as a first-time DWI offenders... - The test-retest reliability of the Form 90-DWI: an instrument for assessing intoxicated drivingJennifer E Hettema
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 22:117-21. 2008..08. Overall, the Form 90-DWI shows promise as a reliable measure of DWI behavior in research on treatment outcome and prevention... - The influence of Hispanic ethnicity on long-term outcome in three alcohol-treatment modalitiesJudith A Arroyo
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:98-104. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Ethnic self-identification may interact with treatment outcomes in complex ways that are not directly associated with the factors tapped by commonly used measures of acculturation... - Psychometrics of the Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC)Alyssa A Forcehimes
University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions CASAA, 2650 Yale Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM 87106, United States
Addict Behav 32:1699-704. 2007..In an examination of the shorter version of the DrInC, findings suggest that the SIP is suitable when assessing the overall level of drinking-related consequences... - The development and initial evaluation of the survey of readiness for alcoholics anonymous participationJ B Kingree
Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:453-62. 2006..The potential use of the SYRAAP for researchers and clinicians, along with limitations of the work presented here, are discussed... - Participation in alcoholics anonymous: intended and unintended change mechanismsPatricia L Owen
Butler Center for Research at Hazelden, Box 11, Center City, MN, 55103, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:524-32. 2003..Owen and Valerie Slaymaker; (4) Social networks and AA involvement as mediators of change, by Lee Ann Kaskutas and Keith Humphreys; and (5) What do we know about Alcoholics Anonymous? by William R. Miller, discussant... - Cost and cost-effectiveness of the COMBINE study in alcohol-dependent patientsGary A Zarkin
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:1214-21. 2008..The costs and cost-effectiveness of these combinations are unknown and of interest to clinicians and policy makers... - Response: the marriage of drug abuse treatment and 12-step strategiesRobert R Forman
Sci Pract Perspect 2:52-4. 2003 - Helping other alcoholics in alcoholics anonymous and drinking outcomes: findings from project MATCHMaria E Pagano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:766-73. 2004..The purpose of this study is to examine prospectively the relationship between helping other alcoholics and relapse in the year following treatment for alcohol use disorders... - Readiness to change versus readiness to seek help for alcohol problems: the development of the Treatment Readiness Tool (TReaT)Jennis Freyer
Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Ernst Mortiz Arndt University of Greifswald, Walther Rathenau Strasse 48, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
J Stud Alcohol 65:801-9. 2004..This measure, the Treatment Readiness Tool (TReaT), was based on the transtheoretical model of behavior change... - Readiness for change and readiness for help-seeking: a composite assessment of client motivationJennis Freyer
Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Walther Rathenau Strasse 48, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Alcohol Alcohol 40:540-4. 2005..A related aim was to examine how, if at all, measures of dependence severity, use, and consequences were related to a composite measure depicting agreements and disagreements between general change readiness and help-seeking readiness... - Active ingredients: how and why evidence-based alcohol behavioral treatment interventions workRichard Longabaugh
Bio Med Psychiatry, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 29:235-47. 2005..Mitchell P. Karno, PhD, presented therapy process data that tested whether matching therapist behaviors to client attribute across three therapies affected drinking outcomes. Jon Morgenstern served as discussant... - The predictive validity of the survey of readiness for alcoholics anonymous participationJeffrey B Kingree
Department of Public Health Sciences, 517 Edwards Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:141-8. 2007..This study evaluated the predictive validity of the Survey of Readiness for Alcoholics Anonymous Participation (SYRAAP), which is a 15-item, self-administered instrument... - Cognitive impairment influences drinking outcome by altering therapeutic mechanisms of changeMarsha E Bates
Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:241-53. 2006..Impairment further moderated the effect of self-efficacy, making it a poor predictor of drinking outcomes in impaired clients, thereby suggesting that impaired and unimpaired clients traverse different pathways to addiction recovery...
Research Grants
- A Transtheoretical Model of AA-Related Behavior ChangeJ Tonigan; Fiscal Year: 2007..Study findings will provide TS oriented therapies with evidenced-based feedback that is instrumental for improving intervention strategies. ..
- AA Social Dynamics: The context for mobilizing behavior changeJ Tonigan; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Therapeutic Mechanisms in AAJ Tonigan; Fiscal Year: 2007..Findings will shed light on the validity of long-held AA prescriptions, and will lead to an enlarging and/or sharpening of 12-step therapeutic practices to more effectively facilitate long-term AA participation. ..