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  • Title: Stop Using Stuff: trial of a drug and alcohol intervention for young people with comorbid mental illness and drug and alcohol problems.
    Author: Kemp R, Harris A, Vurel E, Sitharthan T.
    Journal: Australas Psychiatry; 2007 Dec; 15(6):490-3. PubMed ID: 17852064.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Substance abuse is a significant problem in the treatment of young people with their first psychosis. This study reports a randomized trial of a brief manualized cognitive behavioural therapy for substance abuse in young people with psychosis. METHOD: Subjects were randomized between the study treatment and a group treated as usual. Treatment was a four to six session brief cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention developed specifically for this patient group - Stop Using Stuff (SUS). RESULTS: Both groups improved across the trial. However, those exposed to the active treatment improved significantly on measures of the frequency of cannabis and alcohol abuse. CONCLUSIONS: Brief interventions in substance abuse in young people with psychosis can help moderate substance use in this difficult to treat group.
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