title: A pilot study of low-cost contingency management to increase attendance in an adolescent substance abuse program.
abstract: Numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for improving patient outcomes, yet it is rarely used in treatment settings due to the high cost of implementation. This quasi-experimental study (N = 52) examined the effect of a low-cost "Fishbowl" CM intervention on attendance/retention in an early intervention adolescent substance abuse program. The CM group attended significantly more sessions compared to the control group. Furthermore, the CM intervention costs $3.27 per patient per session. Our findings support the use of low-cost CM to improve adolescent attendance in clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10025, USA. cbranson@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barbuti
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clemmey
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Phintso
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhutia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*