title: Motivational enhancement therapy for African American substance users: a randomized clinical trial.
abstract: Limited empirical evidence concerning the efficacy of substance abuse treatments among African Americans reduces opportunities to evaluate and improve program efficacy. The current study, conducted as a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial conducted by the Clinical Trials Network of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, addressed this knowledge gap by examining the efficacy of motivational enhancement therapy (MET) compared with counseling as usual (CAU) among 194 African American adults seeking outpatient substance abuse treatment at 5 participating sites. The findings revealed higher retention rates among women in MET than in CAU during the initial 12 weeks of the 16-week study. Men in MET and CAU did not differ in retention. However, MET participants self-reported more drug-using days per week than participants in CAU. Implications for future substance abuse treatment research with African Americans are discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology.
authors: LaTrice
authors: L
authors: Montgomery
authors: Department of Psychology.
authors: Ann Kathleen
authors: AK
authors: Burlew
authors: Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine/Duke Clinical Research Institute.
authors: Andrzej S
authors: AS
authors: Kosinski
authors: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico/Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions.
authors: Alyssa A
authors: AA
authors: Forcehimes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D017677:Age Distribution; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult