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  • Title: Investigating the use of contingency management in the treatment of cocaine abuse among individuals with schizophrenia: a feasibility study.
    Author: Roll JM, Chermack ST, Chudzynski JE.
    Journal: Psychiatry Res; 2004 Jan 30; 125(1):61-4. PubMed ID: 14967553.
    Abstract:
    This small-scale study was conducted to examine the feasibility of using voucher-based reinforcement therapy (VBRT) as a treatment modality for cocaine abuse among individuals with schizophrenia. Cocaine use was reduced in three individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia during a VBRT intervention. Interestingly, all of the abstinence occurred during the first half of the intervention. This early period of sobriety may represent a clinically relevant window of opportunity during which intensive psychosocial or social work interventions might have a greater chance for success.
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