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Kimberly Holt Barrett

Bio: Kimberly Holt Barrett is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Random assignment & Economic Justice. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 501 citations.

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TL;DR: Results support the efficacy of MDFT, a relatively short-term, multicomponent, multitarget, family-based intervention in significantly reducing adolescent drug abuse and facilitating adaptive and protective developmental processes.
Abstract: Random assignment was made of 182 clinically referred marijuana- and alcohol-abusing adolescents to one of three treatments: multidimensional family therapy (MDFT), adolescent group therapy (AGT), and multifamily educational intervention (MEI). Each treatment represented a different theory base and treatment format. All treatments were based on a manual and were delivered on

488 citations

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TL;DR: For instance, the authors found that participants who self-labeled as codependent scored higher on the signature traits than participants who did not self label as codependency, regardless of parentage.
Abstract: Traits reputed to characterize adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and codependent individuals were assessed among psychology undergraduates (n = 281). Students self-reporting alcoholic parentage were no different from controls on these traits or on self-reported drinking. Null effects are attributed to sample characteristics and to systematic inattention to discriminant validity concerns in the original trait formulations. Alcoholic parentage did affect willingness to self-label as ACOA and codependent. Also, regardless of parentage, participants who self-labeled as codependent scored higher on the signature traits than participants who did not self-label as codependent. This result is discussed with respect to recruitment pressures and self-fulfilling-prophecy effects engendered by the widespread dissemination of the ACOA and codependency concepts.

19 citations

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01 Jan 2005

8 citations

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01 Jan 2005

3 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of five short-term outpatient interventions for adolescents with cannabis use disorders, including Motivational Enhancement Therapy plus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MET/CBT) with a 12-session regimen of MET and CBT and another that included family education and therapy components.

673 citations

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TL;DR: Overall, the clinical outcomes were very similar across sites and conditions; however, after controlling for initial severity, the most cost-effective interventions were MET/CBT5 and MET-CBT12 in Trial 1 and ACRA and MET/ CBT5 in Trial 2.

658 citations

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TL;DR: The model suggests a research agenda to identify effective programs for a broadened array of problems and disorders, examine ethnicity and culture in relation to intervention adoption and impact, clarify conditions under which programs do and do not work, and make tested interventions accessible and effective in community and practice settings.
Abstract: For decades, empirically tested youth interventions have prevented dysfunction by addressing risk and ameliorated dysfunction through treatment. The authors propose linking prevention and treatment within an integrated model. The model suggests a research agenda: Identify effective programs for a broadened array of problems and disorders, examine ethnicity and culture in relation to intervention adoption and impact, clarify conditions under which programs do and do not work, identify change mechanisms that account for effects, test interventions in real-world contexts, and make tested interventions accessible and effective in community and practice settings. Connecting the science and practice of prevention and treatment will be good for science, for practice, and for children, adolescents, and their families.

532 citations

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TL;DR: Although no well-established treatments were identified, probably efficacious or possibly efficacious treatments were found for ethnic minority youth with anxiety-related problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, conduct problems, substance use problems, trauma-related syndromes, and other clinical problems.
Abstract: This article reviews research on evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for ethnic minority youth using criteria from Chambless et al. (1998), Chambless et al. (1996), and Chambless and Hollon (1998). Although no well-established treatments were identified, probably efficacious or possibly efficacious treatments were found for ethnic minority youth with anxiety-related problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, conduct problems, substance use problems, trauma-related syndromes, and other clinical problems. In addition, all studies met either Nathan and Gorman's (2002) Type 1 or Type 2 methodological criteria. A brief meta-analysis showed overall treatment effects of medium magnitude (d = .44). Effects were larger when EBTs were compared to no treatment (d = .58) or psychological placebos (d = .51) versus treatment as usual (d = .22). Youth ethnicity (African American, Latino, mixed/other minority), problem type, clinical severity, diagnostic status, and culture-responsive treatment status did not moderate treatment outcome. Most studies had low statistical power and poor representation of less acculturated youth. Few tests of cultural adaptation effects have been conducted in the literature and culturally validated outcome measures are mostly lacking. Recommendations for clinical practice and future research directions are provided.

521 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence from studies of college samples does consistently suggest that alcohol is consumed for several different purposes for different psychological effects in different contexts, and a pattern of impulsivity/sensation seeking is strongly related to increased drinking among students.
Abstract: Objective: Research on individual differences in drink- ing rates and associated problems among college students is reviewed. Method: Studies are included if completed within U.S. college and uni- versity samples and found in published scientific literature as identi- fied by several searches of national databases. Results: The resulting review suggests first that the extant literature is large and varied in qual- ity, as most studies use questionnaire responses from samples of con- venience in cross-sectional designs. Evidence from studies of college samples does consistently suggest that alcohol is consumed for several different purposes for different psychological effects in different con- texts. A pattern of impulsivity/sensation seeking is strongly related to increased drinking among students. This pattern is supported by research into personality, drinking motives, alcohol expectancies and drinking contexts. A second pattern of drinking associated with negative emo- tional states is also documented. Some long-term consequences of this second pattern have been described. Social processes appear especially important for drinking in many college venues and may contribute to individual differences in drinking more than enduring personality dif- ferences. Conclusions: Future research efforts should test interactive and mediating models of multiple risk factors and address developmental processes. (J. Stud. Alcohol, Supplement No. 14: 40-53, 2002)

469 citations