What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: 'Getting your life back'

Lara A Ray^{1

2}, Aaron C Lim¹, Steven Shoptaw^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Comment

Lara A Ray et al. Addiction. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;114(1):18-20.

doi: 10.1111/add.14455. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Lara A Ray^{1

2}, Aaron C Lim¹, Steven Shoptaw^{2

3}

¹ Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Addiction; evidence-based; neuroscience; outcome; recovery; treatment.

Comment in

Response to commentaries: The quest(ion) remains in the search for a meaningful reduction-based end-point.
Kiluk BD, Fitzmaurice GM, Strain EC, Weiss RD. Kiluk BD, et al. Addiction. 2019 Jan;114(1):21-23. doi: 10.1111/add.14491. Epub 2018 Nov 25. Addiction. 2019. PMID: 30474162 Free PMC article.

What defines a clinically meaningful outcome in the treatment of substance use disorders: reductions in direct consequences of drug use or improvement in overall functioning?
Kiluk BD, Fitzmaurice GM, Strain EC, Weiss RD. Kiluk BD, et al. Addiction. 2019 Jan;114(1):9-15. doi: 10.1111/add.14289. Epub 2018 Jun 27. Addiction. 2019. PMID: 29900624 Free PMC article.