Readiness to Change as a Mediator of the Effect of a Brief Motivational Intervention on Posttreatment Alcohol-Related Consequences of Injured Emergency Department Hazardous Drinkers

Authors

L. A.R. Stein, University of Rhode IslandFollow
P. Allison Minugh
Richard Longabaugh
Philip Wirtz
Janette Baird
Ted D. Nirenberg
Robert F. Woolard
Kathy Carty
Christina Lee
Michael Mello
Bruce Becker
Aruna Gogineni

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2009

Abstract

Evaluated impact of motivational enhancement (ME) of substance abuse treatment compared to relaxation training (RT) on sex without condoms (overall and involving substance use) 3 months following release among incarcerated adolescents. This randomized clinical trial involved 114 incarcerated adolescents from the Northeast. Regression analyses determined if treatment condition, baseline levels of depressive symptoms, and their interaction predicted condom non-use 3 months post-release, controlling for baseline condom non-use. Among those who reported fewer baseline depressive symptoms, those in ME condition reported significantly less condom non-use, in general and involving marijuana use compared with those in RT condition. Periods of incarceration represent opportunities to help juvenile detainees reduce behaviors that impact their health and the health of those with whom they interact in the community.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Stein, L. A. R., Minugh, P. A., Longabaugh, R., Wirtz, P., Baird, J., Nirenberg, T. D.,...Gogineni, A. (2009). Readiness to Change as a Mediator of the Effect of a Brief Motivational Intervention on Posttreatment Alcohol-Related Consequences of Injured Emergency Department Hazardous Drinkers. Psychol. Addict. Behav., 23(2), 185-195. doi: 10.1037/a0015648

Available at: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015648

Comment

L. A. R. Stein is a professor in the Department of Psychology.