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Participation in Religious Activities During Contingency Management Interventions Is Associated with Substance Use Treatment Outcomes
Author(s) -
Petry Nancy M.,
Lewis Marilyn W.,
ØstvikWhite Elin M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802268512
Subject(s) - attendance , contingency management , psychological intervention , psychology , randomized controlled trial , substance abuse , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , surgery , economics , economic growth
Many drug abuse treatment programs encourage participation in religious activities, yet there is scant research regarding their effectiveness. Contingency management (CM) interventions sometimes reinforce the completion of non‐drug related activities, and church attendance is a popular activity. Cocaine abusers (n = 184) randomized to CM interventions were categorized based on whether or not they engaged in three or more religious activities. Engagers in religious activities (n = 34) remained in treatment longer, were abstinent for longer durations, and submitted more substance‐negative samples than non‐engagers (n = 150), even after controlling for number of activities completed overall. Thus, encouraging religious involvement during CM treatment may improve during treatment outcomes.