Contingency management: schedule effects

Psychiatry Res. 2006 Sep 30;144(1):91-3. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.12.003. Epub 2006 Aug 14.

Abstract

Contingency management interventions provide reinforcement for abstaining from drugs and withhold reinforcement when drug use is detected. Previous work demonstrates that the reinforcement schedule with which reinforcement is delivered modulates the efficacy of the intervention. This pilot study explores the effects of reinforcement in methamphetamine-dependent individuals. Results suggest that schedules incorporating an increasing magnitude of reinforcement for consecutive abstinences with a reset in reinforcer magnitude for a positive drug test produce superior results.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders / psychology
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Amphetamine-Related Disorders / urine
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methamphetamine* / urine
  • Middle Aged
  • Motivation
  • Pilot Projects
  • Reinforcement Schedule*
  • Substance Abuse Detection
  • Token Economy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Methamphetamine