Citation

Godley SH, Godley MD, Wright KL, Funk RR, Petry NM. Am. J. Addict. 2008; 17(4): 278-286.

Affiliation

Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, Illinois 61701, USA. sgodley@chestnut.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1080/10550490802138798

PMID

18612882

Abstract

Contingency management (CM) is efficacious in improving outcomes of substance-abusing patients, but CM studies are relatively rare in adolescents. CM approaches can reinforce both abstinence and adherence to treatment-related goal areas. This paper describes 1,739 different activities in 10 goal areas (e.g., education, family/friends, and social/recreational) chosen by 86 adolescents who were participating in a multiple week CM study that reinforced both abstinence and adherence with goal-related activities. The mean activities selected was 20, and the mean completed was 13. Overall, 1,114 or 64% of chosen activities were completed. The clinical feasibility of activity incentive programs for adolescents is discussed.

Language: en