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Initial RCT of a distress tolerance treatment for individuals with substance use disorders

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Abstract

Background: Psychological distress tolerance, the ability to persist in goal directed activity when experiencing psychological distress, is associated with poor substance use treatment outcomes including drug and alcohol treatment dropout and relapse. Objective: The current study examines if a brief distress tolerance intervention that was specifically developed as an adjunctive treatment for patients in residential substance abuse treatment shows efficacy in improving the patients' distress tolerance. Methods: Seventy-six individuals who were receiving treatment at a residential substance use treatment facility and indexed low distress tolerance on laboratory distress tolerance measures were randomized into three conditions: treatment-as-usual (TAU), six sessions of Supportive Counseling (SC), or six sessions of the novel distress tolerance treatment, Skills for Improving Distress Intolerance (SIDI). Measures: Patients were assessed at baseline for DSM-IV psychiatric diagnoses, DSM-IV substance use disorders, distress tolerance, and depressive symptoms. Patients were again assessed at posttreatment. Therapeutic alliance and treatment expectancies and credibility were also assessed at posttreatment. Results: Patients who received SIDI (n=28) evidenced significantly greater improvements than SC (n=24) and TAU participants (n=24) on the distress tolerance laboratory measures, even when controlling for changes in negative affect (in the form of depression). Additionally, a higher percentage of patients in SIDI reached clinically significant improvement compared to patients in SC and TAU. Conclusion: This study supports the efficacy of SIDI in improving distress tolerance levels among individuals with drug and alcohol use disorders currently receiving residential substance use treatment. SIDI appears to be a brief and feasible intervention for use within inpatient substance use facilities. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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    Remaining withdrawal symptoms are minimal and do not affect distress tolerance task performance.

    “To limit the potential influence of any remaining withdrawal symptoms on performance (expected to be minimal given the requirement of detoxification prior to entering this treatment facility), participants were recruited into the study between 2–5 days from residential treatment entry”
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    The CES-D is a valid measure of negative affect (or depressive symptoms).

    “changes in CES-D scores”
    “a measure of one dimension of negative affect”
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Authors
Bornovalova, M. A., Gratz, K. L., Daughters, S. B., Hunt, E. D., & Lejuez, C. W.
Affiliations
  • University of South Florida (US)
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Bornovalova, Marina A.
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-04
Volume
122
Issue
1-2
Pages
70-76
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2004223117
Cited by
210
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30DA028807, R36DA021820)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
distress tolerance, substance use disorders, residential addiction treatment, brief psychological intervention, adjunctive therapy, relapse prevention, treatment discontinuation, depressive symptoms, therapeutic relationship, treatment expectancy, credibility, inpatient care
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety, Behavior Therapy, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Residential Treatment, Stress, Psychological, Treatment Outcome, Substance-Related Disorders

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