Search Results - "Sobell, L C"

The reliability of the Alcohol Timeline Followback when administered by telephone and by computer by Sobell, Linda C., Brown, Joanne, Leo, Gloria I., Sobell, Mark B.

“…The Alcohol Timeline Followback (TLFB) has been shown to be a psychometrically sound assessment instrument for obtaining retrospective daily estimates of…”
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Recovery from alcohol problems with and without treatment: prevalence in two population surveys by Sobell, L C, Cunningham, J A, Sobell, M B

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of recovery from alcohol problems with and without treatment, including whether such recoveries…”
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Alcohol abusers who want to quit smoking: Implications for clinical treatment by Ellingstad, Timothy P, Sobell, Linda C, Sobell, Mark B, Cleland, Patricia A, Agrawal, Sangeeta

“…Although most alcohol abusers are dependent on nicotine, studies of such individuals have been scarce. Consequently, little information is available for…”
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Clinical efficacy of the 5-HT3 antagonist ondansetron in alcohol abuse and dependence by Sellers, E M, Toneatto, T, Romach, M K, Somer, G R, Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B

“…Medications that act on the serotonergic system have been found to be of benefit in the treatment of alcohol-dependent individuals. In a randomized,…”
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What triggers the resolution of alcohol problems without treatment by Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Toneatto, T, Leo, G I

“…This study investigated natural recoveries (self-change) from alcohol problems, and overcame several methodological problems that affected the few previous…”
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Natural Recovery From Cocaine Dependence by Toneatto, Tony, Sobell, Linda C, Sobell, Mark B, Rubel, Eric

“…Studies of natural recoveries from alcohol, heroin, and cocaine abuse have indicated that many individuals are able to change their drug or alcohol use when…”
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Reliability of a timeline method: assessing normal drinkers' reports of recent drinking and a comparative evaluation across several populations by Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Leo, G I, Cancilla, A

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Barriers to treatment: why alcohol and drug abusers delay or never seek treatment by Cunningham, J A, Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Agrawal, S, Toneatto, T

“…Reasons for delaying or not seeking treatment were compared between outpatient alcohol and drug abusers, and between alcohol abusers who had either resolved…”
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Evaluation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS-hd) for Heavy Drinking With Mild to Moderately Dependent Alcohol Abusers by Fedoroff, Ingrid, Sobell, Linda C., Agrawal, Sangeeta, Sobell, Mark B., Gavin, Douglas R.

“…Background: Many similarities have been noted between urges and desires to drink heavily and obsessive‐compulsive disorders (OCD). Based on such similarities,…”
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Toward a stepped care approach to treating problem drinkers : the predictive utility of within-treatment variables and therapist prognostic ratings by BRESLIN, F. C, SOBELL, M. B, SOBELL, L. C, BUCHAN, G, CUNNINGHAM, J. A

“…Cost containment, a central issue in current health planning, encourages the use of brief interventions. Although brief interventions for problem drinkers have…”
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Reliability of a drug history questionnaire (DHQ) by Sobell, Linda C., Kwan, Even, Sobell, Mark B.

“…Drug abusers' self-reports are vital to clinical and research endeavors, yet few studies have explicitly examined the test-retest reliability of drug abusers'…”
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Natural recovery from alcohol and drug problems: methodological review of the research with suggestions for future directions by Sobell, Linda C., Ellingstad, Timothy P., Sobell, Mark B.

“…Aims. The methodology of studies that reported data on individuals who recovered from an alcohol or other drug problem (cigarette smokers were excluded)…”
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Alcohol and drug abusers' reasons for seeking treatment by Cunningham, J A, Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Gaskin, J

“…Clients at two different treatment facilities were asked at assessment how influential each of 10 possible reasons were in their decision to change their…”
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Does enhanced social support improve outcomes for problem drinkers in guided self-change treatment? by Sobell, Mark B, Sobell, Linda C, Leo, Gloria I

“…Although social support has been repeatedly identified as a strong correlate of recovery from alcohol problems, enhancing social support has seldom been a…”
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Aftercare telephone contacts with problem drinkers can serve a clinical and research function by Breslin, C, Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Buchan, G, Kwan, E

“…Research staff typically gather treatment outcome data, whereas clinicians perform aftercare contacts. To date no alcohol treatment outcome study has examined…”
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Awareness of self-change as a pathway to recovery for alcohol abusers: results from five different groups by Cunningham, John A, Sobell, Linda C, Sobell, Mark B

“…Results from several recent studies, particularly general population surveys, reveal that self-change (recovery from alcohol problems without treatment) is a…”
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A comparison of a brief and long version of the Situational Confidence Questionnaire by Breslin, F.Curtis, Sobell, Linda C, Sobell, Mark B, Agrawal, Sangeeta

“…Assessing confidence to resist drinking in high risk situations is an important part of behavioral treatments for alcohol problems. The present study assessed…”
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Alcohol treatment outcome methodology: State of the art 1989–1993 by Breslin, F.Curtis, Sobell, Stacey L., Sobell, Linda C., Sobell, Mark B.

“…This article reviews the 61 alcohol treatment outcome studies published from 1989–1993 with respect to methodology. Although better assessment of subjects'…”
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Reliability of a family tree questionnaire for assessing family history of alcohol problems by Mann, R E, Sobell, L C, Sobell, M B, Pavan, D

“…The test-retest reliability of a brief, easily administered questionnaire to assess family history of drinking problems was studied. Twenty alcoholic and…”
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Pathological gambling treated with cognitive behavior therapy: a case report by Toneatto, T, Sobell, L C

“…A novel approach to the cognitive behavioral treatment of pathological gambling is described. The approach is based on the hypothesis that biased information…”
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