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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment With Adult Alcohol and Illicit Drug Users: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
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OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis examined 53 controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for adults diagnosed with alcohol- or illicit-drug-use disorders. The aims were to provide an overall picture of CBT treatment efficacy and to identify client or treatment factors predictive of CBT effect magnitude. METHOD: The inverse variance weighted effect size (Hedges' g) was calculated for each study and pooled using fixed and random effects methods. Potential study-level moderators were assessed in subgroup analyses by primary drug, type of CBT, and type of comparison condition. In addition, seven client and treatment variables were examined in meta-regression analyses. RESULTS: Across studies, CBT produced a small but statistically significant treatment effect (g = 0.154, p < .005). The pooled effect was somewhat lower at 6-9 months (g = 0.1 15, p < .005) and continued to diminish at 12-month follow-up (g = 0.096, p < .05). The effect of CBT was largest in marijuana studies (g = 0.513, p < .005) and in studies with a no-treatment control as the comparison condition (g = 0.796, p < .005). Meta-regression analyses indicated that the percentage of female participants was positively associated and the number of treatment sessions was negatively associated with effect size. CONCLUSIONS: The findings demonstrate the utility of CBT across a large and diverse sample of studies and under rigorous conditions for establishing efficacy. CBT effects were strongest with marijuana users, when CBT was compared with no treatment, and may be larger with women than with men and when delivered in a brief format.
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“In fact, Magill & Ray (2009) have documented a progressive loss of the therapeutic gains from the 6- to 12- month follow-up in the treatment of addictive behaviors with CBT. Contrarily, two studies have found a longer-term effect of ACT compared to CBT.”
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Technology‐Delivered Cognitive‐Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol Use: A Meta‐Analysis
Kiluk, B. D., Ray, L. A., Walthers, J., Bernstein, M. H., Tonigan, J. S., & Magill, M. (2019) · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · doi:10.1111/acer.14189 · Cited by 84
“Standard CBT interventions evaluated in randomized controlled trials for alcohol use typically include 8 to 12 sessions of weekly face-to-face individual or group psychotherapy; the average number of sessions from alcohol studies included in the latest meta-analysis of CBT was 12 (Magill and Ray, 2009).”
MethodResultInfluentialSelf-citationMetacognitive Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Case Series
Caselli, G., Martino, F., Spada, M. M., & Adrian Wells, A. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02619 · Cited by 75
Common and distinct neural targets of treatment: Changing brain function in substance addiction
Konova, A. B., Moeller, S. J., & Goldstein, R. Z. (2013) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.10.002 · Cited by 78
“, self-regulation strategies, exposure therapy) (Dutra et al., 2008; Magill and Ray, 2009).”
Kapitány‐Fövény, M., Vagdalt, E., Ruttkay, Z., Urbán, R., Richman, M. J., & Demetrovics, Z. (2018) · JMIR Serious Games · doi:10.2196/games.9944 · Cited by 73
“The effectiveness of individual psychotherapy and primarily cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of SUD was supported by the results of numerous meta-analyses [30,31].”
ResultBoden, M. T., & Hoggatt, K. J. (2018) · Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs · doi:10.15288/jsad.2018.79.853 · Cited by 73
“SUD treatment has been shown to be effective for various SUD (Dutra et al., 2008; Magill & Ray, 2009), and although veterans have higher apparent treatment rates, perhaps because of access to VHA (VHA, 2012), it is imperative that we increase access to and understanding of the benefits of SUD…”
BackgroundBrooks, S. J., Wiemerslage, L., Burch, K. H., Maiorana, S. A., Cocolas, E., Schiöth, H. B., Kamaloodien, K., & Stein, D. J. (2017) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-017-4597-6 · Cited by 79
“Currently, standard psychological interventions for SUD are founded in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which target affect, behaviour and cognitions (A-B-C) pertaining to perceptions about self, the world and others (Magill and Ray 2009).”
Individual versus group female-specific cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol use disorder
Epstein, E. E., McCrady, B. S., Hallgren, K. A., Gaba, A., Cook, S., Jensen, N., Hildebrandt, T., Holzhauer, C. G., & Litt, M. D. (2018) · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2018.02.003 · Cited by 70
The effects of drinking goal on treatment outcome for alcoholism.
Bujarski, S., O’Malley, S. S., Lunny, K. F., & Ray, L. A. (2012) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0030886 · Cited by 70
“A recent metaanalysis of CBT for substance use disorders found support for a modest benefit of CBT over treatment as usual (Magill & Ray, 2009).”
Self-citationCarroll, K. M. (2014) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.12501 · Cited by 73
Tudor-Sfetea, C., Rabee, R., Najim, M., Amin, N., Chadha, M., Jain, M., Karia, K., Kothari, V., Patel, T., Suseeharan, M., et al. (2018) · JMIR mHealth and uHealth · doi:10.2196/mhealth.9405 · Cited by 56
“Importantly, with nearly three-fourths of current smokers reporting that they wanted to give up smoking [21], CBT has also shown to be effective in smoking cessation [22,23].”
BackgroundCannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: A Case Series and Review of Previous Reports
Nicolson, S. E., Denysenko, L., Mulcare, J. L., Vito, J., & Chabon, B. (2012) · Psychosomatics · doi:10.1016/j.psym.2012.01.003 · Cited by 69
Maffei, C., Cavicchioli, M., Movalli, M., Cavallaro, R., & Fossati, A. (2018) · Substance Use & Misuse · doi:10.1080/10826084.2018.1480035 · Cited by 76
“…studies and meta-analytic reviews investigating the efficacy of alcohol dependence treatments based on different approaches (Brady & Randall, 1999; Lev-Ran, Le Strat, Imtiaz, Rehm, & Le Foll, 2013; Magill & Ray, 2009; Mann, Lehert, & Morgan, 2004; Nolen-Hoeksema, 2004; Palpacuer et al., 2015).”
MethodLeeman, R. F., Robinson, C. D., Waters, A. J., & Sofuoglu, M. (2014) · Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1037/a0037806 · Cited by 72
Sundell, K., Ferrer‐Wreder, L., & Fräser, M. W. (2013) · Evaluation & the Health Professions · doi:10.1177/0163278712469813 · Cited by 67
“In addition, effect sizes tend to be larger in studies with passive control conditions, such as a wait-list control or placebo, compared to active control conditions such as TAU (Baldwin, Christian, Berkeljon, & Shadish, 2012; Grissom, 1996; Magill & Ray, 2009; Shadish, 2011).”
BackgroundThe Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions
Sussman, S. Y. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108632591 · Cited by 64
Kane, J. C., Skavenski Van Wyk, S., Murray, S. M., Bolton, P., Melendez, F., Danielson, C. K., Chimponda, P., Munthali, S., & Murray, L. K. (2017) · Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2017.10 · Cited by 63
“Evidence from numerous large-scale trials and reviews support the efficacy of CBT for alcohol and drug use disorders (Dutra et al. 2008; Magill & Ray, 2009).”
BackgroundMechanisms of Change in Adolescent Substance Use Treatment: How Does Treatment Work?
Black, J. J., & Chung, T. A. (2014) · Substance Abuse · doi:10.1080/08897077.2014.925029 · Cited by 62
“Overall, clinical trials comparing distinct types of treatment in adolescent and adult substance users have found small to moderate effects in reducing substance use, with no specific “brand” of treatment emerging as superior to another.(4,11) Shift from Treatment Outcome Research to Studying MOC”
BackgroundCooper, K. L., Chatters, R., Kaltenthaler, E., & Wong, R. (2015) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/hta19560 · Cited by 63
“Magill et al.(25) analysed 52 studies assessing the use of CBT (plus pharmacological treatments in a number of studies) on a range of substance dependences (including alcohol, cannabis, opiates and cocaine), reporting a small effect on the reduction of substance use for those studies reporting relevant outcomes (34 st…”
BackgroundLee, B. P., Witkiewitz, K. A., Mellinger, J. L., Anania, F. A., Bataller, R. A., Cotter, T. G., Curtis, B. L., Dasarathy, S., DeMartini, K. S., Diamond, I., et al. (2024) · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology · doi:10.1038/s41575-024-00936-x · Cited by 65
mHealth app for cannabis users: satisfaction and perceived usefulness
Monney, G., Penzenstadler, L., Dupraz, O., Etter, J.-F., & Khazaal, Y. (2015) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00120 · Cited by 60
Considering Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Supervised Drug Consumption Sites in the United States
Kilmer, B., Taylor, J., Caulkins, J. P., Mueller, P. A., Ober, A. J., Pardo, B., Smart, R., Strang, L., & Reuter, P. (2018) · RAND Corporation eBooks · doi:10.7249/rr2693 · Cited by 60
Meta-review on the efficacy of psychological therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders
Dellazizzo, L., Potvin, S., Giguère, S., Landry, C., Léveillé, N., & Dumais, A. (2023) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115318 · Cited by 55
Tran, B. X., Moir, M., Latkin, C. A., Hall, B. J., Nguyen, C. T., Ha, G. H., Nguyen, N. B., Ho, C. S. H., & Ho, R. (2019) · Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy · doi:10.1186/s13011-019-0204-7 · Cited by 57
Online and Mobile Interventions for Problem Gambling, Alcohol, and Drugs: A Systematic Review
Giroux, I., Goulet, A., Mercier, J., Jacques, C., & Bouchard, S. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00954 · Cited by 56
“Even though several psychosocial interventions have shown their efficacy for treating drug, alcohol (Dutra et al., 2008; Magill and Ray, 2009), and gambling disorders (Pallesen et al., 2005; Gooding and Tarrier, 2009), help-seeking rates are low.”
BackgroundHarris, A. H. S., Bowe, T. R., Hagedorn, H., Nevedal, A., Finlay, A. K., Gidwani, R. A., Rosen, C. S., Kay, C. L., & Christopher, M. L. D. (2016) · Addiction Science & Clinical Practice · doi:10.1186/s13722-016-0063-8 · Cited by 54
“Background Both psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD; formerly abuse and dependence) have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms and improving functioning in diverse patient populations [1–5].”
BackgroundMagill, M., Kiluk, B. D., & Ray, L. A. (2023) · Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation · doi:10.2147/sar.s362864 · Cited by 50
“21 The added psychosocial treatments included MI and CM.”
Self-citationThe effects of residential dual diagnosis treatment on alcohol abuse
Schoenthaler, S. J., Blum, K., Fried, L., Oscar‐Berman, M., Giordano, J., Modestino, E. J., & Badgaiyan, R. D. (2017) · Journal of Systems and Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.15761/jsin.1000169 · Cited by 52
“Dual diagnosis programs today routinely integrate treatment of both with specific psychosocial interventions [1], medical management [2], motivational interviewing [3], and cognitive behavioral therapy [4,5] using both group and individual counseling based on well-defined treatment principles [6].”
BackgroundAlcohol research: past, present, and future
Gunzerath, L., Hewitt, B. G., Li, T., & Warren, K. R. (2010) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05832.x · Cited by 55
Social Workers and Delivery of Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders
Wells, E. A., Kristman-Valente, A. N., Peavy, K. M., & Jackson, T. R. (2013) · Social Work in Public Health · doi:10.1080/19371918.2013.759033 · Cited by 70
“A meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials (Magill & Ray, 2009) calculated a small but statistically significant effect of CBT in comparison with other conditions across study and sample characteristics and types of SU outcomes.”
BackgroundMethodTimko, C., Valenstein, H., Lin, P., Moos, R., Stuart, G. L., & Cronkite, R. (2012) · Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy · doi:10.1186/1747-597x-7-37 · Cited by 51
“Increasing client retention rates may serve to improve outcomes [32-35].”
The Development of a Community-Based Drug Intervention for Filipino Drug Users
Hechanova, M. R. M., Alianan, A. S., Teng‐Calleja, M., Melgar, I. E., Acosta, A. C., Villasanta, A. P. V. P., Bunagan, K., Yusay, C. T. C., Ang, A., Flores, J., et al. (2018) · Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology · doi:10.1017/prp.2017.23 · Cited by 55
“CBT assumes that drug use is a learned behaviour and thus can be unlearned through therapeutic strategies (Magill & Ray, 2009).”
BackgroundJohansson, M., Sinadinovic, K., Gajecki, M., Lindner, P., Berman, A. H., Hermansson, U., & Andréasson, S. (2020) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/add.15270 · Cited by 52
“pharmacological, that can help an individual reduce their alcohol consumption [4,5].”
BackgroundBergman, B. G., Kelly, J. F., Nargiso, J. E., & McKowen, J. W. (2016) · Cognitive and Behavioral Practice · doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2015.09.008 · Cited by 50
Digital Mental Health for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
Boumparis, N., Schulte, M. H. J., & Riper, H. (2019) · Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s40501-019-00190-y · Cited by 50
Receptivity to alcohol-related care among U.S. women Veterans with alcohol misuse
Lewis, E. T., Jamison, A. L., Ghaus, S. J., Durazo, E. M., Frayne, S. M., Hoggatt, K. J., Bean‐Mayberry, B., Timko, C., & Cucciare, M. A. (2016) · Journal of Addictive Diseases · doi:10.1080/10550887.2016.1171670 · Cited by 50
Petitjean, S. A., Dürsteler‐MacFarland, K. M., Croquette-Krokar, M., Strasser, J., Mueller, S. E., Degen, B., Trombini, M., Vogel, M., Walter, M., Wiesbeck, G. A., et al. (2014) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.785 · Cited by 54
McKee, S. A. (2017) · Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne · doi:10.1037/cap0000093 · Cited by 49
“There are specific protocols and manuals for CBT for substance misuse (e.g., Beck, Wright, Newman, & Liese, 1993; Carroll, 1998), and CBT for substance use disorders has been shown to decrease substance use (Magill & Ray, 2009; McHugh, Hearon, & Otto, 2010).”
MethodReed, D. D., Naudé, G. P., Gelino, B. W., & Amlung, M. T. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108632591.011 · Cited by 48
Metadata
- Authors
- Magill, M., & Ray, L. A.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
- Publisher
- Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 516-527
- ISSN
- 1937-1888 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-4114
- PMC
- PMC2696292
- OpenAlex
- W2035068440
- Cited by
- 694
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 21 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 55 · 2020: 128 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 32 · 2012: 22
- FWCI
- 1.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Boston College
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32 AA07459-22, AA07459, T32AA007459)
- 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
- cognitive behavioral therapy, alcoholism, treatment efficacy, cannabis use, short-term treatment, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcoholism, Female, Humans, Male, Sex Characteristics, Time Factors, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Substance-Related Disorders
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