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A Comparison of a Token Economy with Standard Inpatient Treatment
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Schwartz, Jeffrey; Bellack, Alan S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Compares the effectiveness of a token economy with traditional forms of intervention. Results indicate the token economy procedure to be considerably more effective. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Positive Reinforcement
Personalized Mailed Feedback for College Drinking Prevention: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Larimer, Mary E.; Lee, Christine M.; Kilmer, Jason R.; Fabiano, Patricia M.; Stark, Christopher B.; Geisner, Irene M.; Mallett, Kimberly A.; Lostutter, Ty W.; Cronce, Jessica M.; Feeney, Maggie; Neighbors, Clayton – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
The current study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of a mailed feedback and tips intervention as a universal prevention strategy for college drinking. Participants (N = 1,488) were randomly assigned to feedback or assessment-only control conditions. Results indicated that the mailed feedback intervention had a preventive effect on drinking…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Feedback, Alcohol Abuse
Scientific and Practical Advantages of Comparative Design in Psychotherapy Outcome Research.
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Basham, Robert B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
An examination of the scientific basis of both control group designs and comparative designs in outcome research reveals that comparative designs generally have fewer threats to validity and provide a more efficient means of control for nonspecific treatment factors suggesting that comparative studies warrant a larger role in the study of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Program Evaluation, Psychotherapy
Treatment Effectiveness of Parent Management Training in Norway: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Children with Conduct Problems
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Ogden, Terje; Hagen, Kristine Amlund – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study was a randomized control trial (RCT) of Parent Management Training--The Oregon Model (PMTO) in Norway. A sample representing all health regions of Norway and consisting of 112 children with conduct problems and their families participated in the study. Families were randomly assigned to either PMTO or a regular services comparison…
Descriptors: Discipline, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence
Site Matters: Multisite Randomized Trial of Motivational Enhancement Therapy in Community Drug Abuse Clinics
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Ball, Samuel A.; Martino, Steve; Nich, Charla; Frankforter, Tami L.; Van Horn, Deborah; Crits-Christoph, Paul; Woody, George E.; Obert, Jeanne L.; Farentinos, Christiane; Carroll, Kathleen M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
The effectiveness of motivational enhancement therapy (MET) in comparison with counseling as usual (CAU) for increasing retention and reducing substance use was evaluated in a multisite randomized clinical trial. Participants were 461 outpatients treated by 31 therapists within 1 of 5 outpatient substance abuse programs. There were no retention…
Descriptors: Therapy, Program Effectiveness, Drug Abuse, Clinics
School-Based Intervention for Adolescent Obesity: Analysis of Treatment, Randomly Selected Control, and Self-Selected Control Subjects.
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Lansky, David; Vance, Mary Ann – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Assigned children (N=114) from stratified blocks of percentage overweight to a comprehensive behavioral program or to a no-treatment condition. The average child in treatment declined to percentage overweight 5.71%; children in the control group gained 2.41%. Parental participation was correlated with weight change among children in the treatment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Intervention
Self-Help Books and Amount of Therapist Contact in Smoking Cessation Programs.
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Glasgow, Russell E.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Evaluated two self-help behavior therapy books for stopping smoking against a minimal treatment program. Results indicated under self-administered conditions, the minimal treatment program was as effective as the behavior therapy books. On the self-report measures, therapist contact was associated with improved treatment outcome for the behavior…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Bibliotherapy