Mark A Smith, Jacob D Camp, Alexandra N Johansen, Justin C Strickland
{"title":"Response-contingent cocaine increases the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact.","authors":"Mark A Smith, Jacob D Camp, Alexandra N Johansen, Justin C Strickland","doi":"10.1037/pha0000679","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epidemiological studies report a high concordance rate of drug use within groups, suggesting an interplay between drug reinforcement and social cohesion. Preclinical studies reveal that (a) contingent access to a social partner increases cocaine intake and (b) experimenter-delivered cocaine increases the reinforcing effects of social contact. The purpose of this study was to determine if response-contingent cocaine increases the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact. Male rats were implanted with intravenous catheters and trained on a fixed ratio (FR1) schedule for 30-s access to a social partner. The reinforcing effectiveness of social contact was then determined using a progressive ratio (PR) schedule. After the PR test, rats were divided into two groups in which each response on an FR1 schedule produced social access and either response-contingent cocaine (0.5 mg/kg/infusion) or saline. After 9 days, the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact in the absence of infusions was determined again on the PR schedule. The cocaine and saline reinforcers were then switched between groups and the latter procedures were repeated. Recent exposure to response-contingent cocaine increased the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact on the PR schedule. This effect was transient, and the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact returned to baseline levels once response-contingent cocaine was replaced with saline. These data indicate that recent exposure to response-contingent cocaine transiently increases the reinforcing effectiveness of social contact and suggest that cocaine use may strengthen social cohesion by increasing the reinforcing effects of social contact with other individuals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"255-262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10937325/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10232584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcel O Bonn-Miller, Matthew T Feldner, Teah M Bynion, Graham M L Eglit, Megan Brunstetter, Maja Kalaba, Ivori Zvorsky, Erica N Peters, Mike Hennesy
{"title":"A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of the safety and effects of CBN with and without CBD on sleep quality.","authors":"Marcel O Bonn-Miller, Matthew T Feldner, Teah M Bynion, Graham M L Eglit, Megan Brunstetter, Maja Kalaba, Ivori Zvorsky, Erica N Peters, Mike Hennesy","doi":"10.1037/pha0000682","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study sought to determine the effects of cannabinol (CBN) alone and in combination with cannabidiol (CBD) on sleep quality. This was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study conducted between May and November 2022. Participants were randomized to receive either (a) placebo, (b) 20 mg CBN, (c) 20 mg CBN + 10 mg CBD, (d) 20 mg CBN + 20 mg CBD, or (e) 20 mg CBN + 100 mg CBD for seven consecutive nights. Participants were 18-55 years of age who self-rated sleep quality as \"very poor\" or \"poor.\" The primary endpoint was sleep quality, while secondary endpoints included sleep onset latency, number of awakenings, wake after sleep onset (WASO), overall sleep disturbance, and daytime fatigue. In a modified intent-to-treat analyses (<i>N</i> = 293), compared to placebo, 20 mg CBN demonstrated a nonsignificant but potentially meaningful effect on sleep quality (<i>OR</i> [95% CI] = 2.26 [0.93, 5.52], <i>p</i> = .082) and significantly reduced number of awakenings (95% CI [-0.96, -0.05], <i>p</i> = .025) and overall sleep disturbance (95% CI [-2.59, -0.14], <i>p</i> = .023). There was no difference from placebo among any group for sleep onset latency, WASO, or daytime fatigue (all <i>p</i> > .05). Individuals receiving 20 mg CBN demonstrated reduced nighttime awakenings and overall sleep disturbance relative to placebo, with no impact on daytime fatigue. The addition of CBD did not positively augment CBN treatment effects. No differences were observed for latency to sleep onset or WASO. Findings suggest 20 mg of CBN taken nightly may be helpful for improving overall sleep disturbance, including the number of times one wakes up throughout the night, without impacting daytime fatigue. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"277-284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41114314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toby Hatch, Anissa Olona, Victoria Lopez, Paul Romanowich
{"title":"Cannabis as a shareable commodity in a social discounting task.","authors":"Toby Hatch, Anissa Olona, Victoria Lopez, Paul Romanowich","doi":"10.1037/pha0000699","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder diagnoses continue to increase in United States college-aged students as more states legalize recreational cannabis. Previous studies have attempted to associate cannabis use with delay discount rates, which involves participants making choices for smaller sooner versus larger later hypothetical rewards. More smaller sooner choices result in higher discount rates and suggest increased impulsivity. Delay discounting studies have shown a significant, but small effect size with people who use cannabis more likely to choose the smaller sooner rewards, relative to people who do not use cannabis. The present study tested whether students with different experience using cannabis (people who currently use cannabis, people who formerly used cannabis, or people who never used cannabis) would be sensitive to sharing a proportion of hypothetical marijuana with another individual at a given social distance, as a putative measure for cannabis value. Results from two separate data sets showed that students classified as current cannabis users were significantly less likely to share a proportion of hypothetical marijuana across a range of social distances, relative to students that self-reported never using cannabis. Students classified as either former or current users were not statistically different. These results were consistent with previous delay discounting results and showed a medium effect size (η² ≥ 0.10) for each data set, both separately and when combined. These results indicate that social distance is a meaningful variable that can be used in a modified discounting task to assess differential cannabis value in a student population who are increasingly susceptible to cannabis use disorder. These results may have future clinical implications. Social discount rates for cannabis may be able to differentiate individuals who will continue recreational use versus individuals that may develop cannabis dependence problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"295-304"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alba González-Roz, Víctor Martínez-Loredo, Álvaro Postigo, Jin H Yoon
{"title":"Comparative assessment of psychometric performance on the adjusting amounts versus the 21-item Monetary Choice Delay Discounting tasks among young adult substance users.","authors":"Alba González-Roz, Víctor Martínez-Loredo, Álvaro Postigo, Jin H Yoon","doi":"10.1037/pha0000688","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delay discounting (DD) assessments offer a wide variety of procedures to suit specific clinical and research needs. This study compared the reliability and validity of two DD tasks: (a) an adjusting amounts task presented on a computer (AAC) and (b) the 21-item Monetary Choice Task, which was administered online (MCT). Participants were 1,573 Spanish young-adults reporting past-month substance use. Measures included quantity and severity of drug use (i.e., cigarette smoking, cannabis, alcohol) and two DD assessments (i.e., AAC, MCT). Reliability was assessed using both the classical test and item response theory. Correlations and linear regressions examined the validity of both DD tasks in relation to substance use. The MCT showed higher internal consistency than the AAC (α = .941 vs. α = .748). AAC precision was adequate for moderate levels of discounting (θ values between -2 and +2), but the MCT showed superior reliability at low, moderate, and high levels of discounting (θ values between -1 and +1.5). Both DD tasks showed more significant correlations for alcohol-related measures (|rs| ranged between .053 and .093) compared to cigarettes and cannabis. The incremental validity of DD tasks in relation to nicotine dependence (AUC<sub>log<i>d</i></sub>: β = -.664, 95% CI [-1.256, -.071]) and alcohol problems (AUC<sub>log<i>d</i></sub>: β = -3.098, 95% CI [-5.209, -.988]) was only supported for the AAC. The MCT was more reliable than the AAC for measuring impulsive choice in young adult substance users. Nevertheless, the AAC may serve as a valid marker of nicotine dependence and alcohol problems. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"358-368"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie G Coelho, Christian S Hendershot, Elizabeth R Aston, Anthony C Ruocco, Lena C Quilty, Rachel F Tyndale, Jeffrey D Wardell
{"title":"Executive functions and behavioral economic demand for cannabis among young adults: Indirect associations with cannabis consumption and cannabis use disorder.","authors":"Sophie G Coelho, Christian S Hendershot, Elizabeth R Aston, Anthony C Ruocco, Lena C Quilty, Rachel F Tyndale, Jeffrey D Wardell","doi":"10.1037/pha0000678","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavioral economic demand for cannabis is robustly associated with cannabis consumption and cannabis use disorder (CUD). However, few studies have examined the processes underlying individual differences in the relative valuation of cannabis (i.e., demand). This study examined associations between executive functions and cannabis demand among young adults who use cannabis. We also examined indirect associations of executive functions with cannabis consumption and CUD symptoms through cannabis demand. Young adults (<i>N</i> = 113; 58.4% female; mean age 22 years) completed a Marijuana Purchase Task. Participants also completed cognitive tasks assessing executive functions (set shifting, inhibitory control, working memory) and semistructured interviews assessing past 90-day cannabis consumption (number of grams used) and number of CUD symptoms. Poorer inhibitory control was significantly associated with greater <i>O</i><sub>max</sub> (peak expenditure on cannabis) and greater intensity (cannabis consumption at zero cost). Poorer working memory was significantly associated with lower elasticity (sensitivity of consumption to escalating cost). Lower inhibitory control was indirectly associated with greater cannabis consumption and CUD symptoms through greater <i>O</i><sub>max</sub> and intensity, and poorer working memory was indirectly associated with greater cannabis consumption and CUD symptoms through reduced elasticity. This study provides novel evidence that executive functions are associated with individual differences in cannabis demand. Moreover, these results suggest that cannabis demand could be a mechanism linking poorer executive functioning with heavier cannabis use and CUD, which should be confirmed in future longitudinal studies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"305-315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10954585/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41118861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pregaming potentiates risk between UPPS-P impulsivity and day-level drinking behavior: A test of person-environment transactions theory.","authors":"Scott E King, Jack T Waddell, William R Corbin","doi":"10.1037/pha0000695","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pregaming represents a uniquely high-risk drinking event for young adults, and subfacets of impulsivity are robust predictors of alcohol use and related negative outcomes. Further, it is likely that pregame events contain social and physical stimuli that are particularly appealing for impulsive individuals, thus exacerbating risk for negative outcomes. However, no prior studies have investigated the extent to which impulsive personality traits interact with pregame events to confer alcohol-related risk. Thus, the present study examined the extent to which UPPS-P (urgency-perseverance-premeditation-sensation seeking-positive urgency) subfacets of impulsivity interact with the occurrence of pregaming to predict relations between pregaming, drinking quantity, and negative alcohol-related outcomes. College students (<i>N</i> = 737) completed a modified, online version of the 30-day Timeline Followback in which they reported drinking quantity, negative consequences, and whether they engaged in pregaming on a given day. Results indicated that sensation seeking and a lack of premeditation moderated relations between pregaming and drinking quantity such that those who are higher in sensation seeking and lower in their ability to plan ahead drank more on pregaming days. Sensation seeking and positive urgency moderated relations between pregaming and negative consequences such that those who are higher in positive urgency experience more consequences on pregaming days whereas those who are higher in sensation seeking experience less consequences. Future studies may benefit from more granular assessments of pregame-related risk as subfacets of impulsivity may confer momentary risk. Prevention efforts targeting the reduction of pregaming frequency, particularly among impulsive individuals, may lower overall risk for heavy drinking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"340-349"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11238706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138458800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma C Lape, Jessica M Powers, Lisa R LaRowe, Joseph W Ditre
{"title":"Initial validation of the expectancies for Benzodiazepine Analgesia Scale.","authors":"Emma C Lape, Jessica M Powers, Lisa R LaRowe, Joseph W Ditre","doi":"10.1037/pha0000692","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000692","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic pain populations exhibit greater prevalence of benzodiazepine (BZD) prescription (vs. the general population) and greater likelihood of BZD use not as prescribed and dependence symptoms. Individuals report taking BZDs for pain relief, potentially contributing to maintenance/escalation of BZD use and hazardous couse with prescription opioids. Identifying cognitive factors underlying pain-BZD use relations represents a critical step toward understanding the role of pain in BZD use trajectories. Outcome expectancies for substance-related analgesia have been implicated in pain-substance use comorbidity (e.g., alcohol), and there is reason to believe these processes may extend to BZD use. The present study aimed to examine psychometric properties of a newly adapted Expectancies for Benzodiazepine Analgesia (EBA) scale and probe associations between EBA scores and prescription opioid use behaviors. Participants were 306 adults (38.9% females) endorsing chronic pain and current BZD prescription who completed an online survey. Results provided initial support for psychometric validity of the EBA: evidence of single-factor structure with good model fit (Bollen-Stine bootstrap <i>p</i> = .101), excellent internal consistency (α = .93), and evidence of concurrent validity via correlations with pain variables, likelihood of BZD use not as prescribed, BZD dependence symptoms, and self-reported BZD use for pain relief. Exploratory findings among participants prescribed opioids indicated positive covariation between EBA scores and behaviors associated with higher risk opioid use. This is, to our knowledge, the first study to assess analgesia expectancies for BZD use. BZD analgesic expectancies warrant further study as a treatment target in comorbid pain and BZD use. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"369-378"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11098706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olivia Turner, Kiran Punia, Diego A Pizzagalli, James MacKillop, Iris M Balodis
{"title":"Reward learning capacity in a community sample of individuals who use cannabis.","authors":"Olivia Turner, Kiran Punia, Diego A Pizzagalli, James MacKillop, Iris M Balodis","doi":"10.1037/pha0000701","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000701","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cannabis use has been linked to deficient reward processing; however, little is known about its relation to the specific construct of reward learning, in which behavior is modified through associating novel stimuli with a positive outcome. The probabilistic reward task was used to objectively evaluate reward learning in 38 individuals who use recreational cannabis and 34 control comparison participants from the community. Reward learning was evidenced by the development of a response bias, which indicates the propensity to modulate behavior as a function of prior reinforcement. Both cannabis and control groups demonstrated reward learning, with no group differences in response bias development. Among cannabis participants, trending significant relationships between greater chronicity, <i>r</i>(36) = -.30, <i>p</i> = .077, self-reported potency, <i>r</i>(19) = -.33, <i>p</i> = .052, and poorer reward learning were found. Nonsignificant relationships were found between reward learning and frequency, age of initiation, weekly quantity or Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test-Revised (CUDIT-R) scores (all <i>p</i> > .05). The ability to form noncannabis reward associations is promising for the success of therapeutic interventions for problematic cannabis use; however, indications of severity of use in relation to poorer reward learning suggests a need for a better pharmacological and pharmacokinetic understanding of cannabis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"285-294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138828985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sulamunn R M Coleman, Stephen T Higgins, Joshua M Smyth, Brian L Rodriguez, Megala Loganathan, Diann E Gaalema
{"title":"Extending contingency management for smoking cessation to patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease: A preliminary trial of a home-based intervention.","authors":"Sulamunn R M Coleman, Stephen T Higgins, Joshua M Smyth, Brian L Rodriguez, Megala Loganathan, Diann E Gaalema","doi":"10.1037/pha0000677","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cigarette smoking puts individuals with or at risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in jeopardy of experiencing a major cardiovascular event. Contingency management (CM) for smoking cessation is an intervention wherein financial incentives are provided contingent on biochemically verified smoking abstinence. Conventional CM programs typically require frequent clinic visits for abstinence monitoring, a potential obstacle for patients with medical comorbidities who may face barriers to access. This preliminary study examined the feasibility and comparative efficacy of (a) usual care (UC; advice to quit smoking, self-help materials, quitline referral) versus (b) UC plus home-based CM for smoking cessation (UC + HBCM). HBCM entailed earning monetary-based vouchers contingent on self-reported 24-hr smoking abstinence biochemically verified by a breath carbon monoxide (CO) sample ≤ 6 ppm. Participants were 20 outpatients with a CVD diagnosis or qualifying CVD risk factor randomly assigned 1:1 to the two conditions. Intervention participants received 14 in-home abstinence visits over 6 weeks. Voucher monetary value started at $10 and escalated by $2.50 for each subsequent negative sample (maximum earnings: $367.50). Positive samples earned no vouchers and reset voucher value to $10, but two negative samples following a positive allowed participants to continue earning vouchers at the prereset value. Primary outcome was point-prevalence smoking abstinence at Week 6 assessment. More participants assigned to UC + HBCM than UC were smoking abstinent at that Week 6 assessment (90% vs. 30%), <i>χ</i>²(1, <i>N</i> = 20) = 7.5, <i>p</i> < .01. These results provide initial evidence that HBCM can effectively promote smoking abstinence in CVD outpatients. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"270-276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10879453/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10022941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mental health facilities with ketamine infusion therapy in the United States in 2020: Co-location of dual diagnosis mental health and substance use disorder treatment.","authors":"Orrin D Ware","doi":"10.1037/pha0000686","DOIUrl":"10.1037/pha0000686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ketamine is an anesthetic that has been identified as an effective therapy for depressive disorders and related symptoms. Some studies have identified ketamine as having the potential to reduce substance use among individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD)-alongside psychotherapy. Further, SUDs often co-occur with depressive disorders. Using the National Mental Health Services Survey 2020, this study examined a national sample of <i>N</i> = 134 U.S. mental health treatment facilities that provide ketamine infusion therapy (KIT) to identify their geographic locations; availability of individual, couples/family, and group counseling; payment options; and capacity to provide treatment for dually diagnosed mental health (MH) and substance use disorders. Approximately 63% (<i>n</i> = 85) of the facilities in this sample had dual diagnosis MH and SUD treatment. Having group therapy was associated with having dual diagnosis MH and SUD treatment. Alternatively, accepting Medicaid was not associated with having dual diagnosis MH and SUD treatment. This exploratory study estimates dual diagnosis MH and SUD treatment availability among MH treatment facilities offering KIT. Given evidence of KIT's ability to effectively treat depressive disorders and that SUDs often co-occur with them (ketamine's effectiveness in treating substance use disorders warrants further study), the present study's up-to-date information about the distribution salient characteristics of MH facilities that offer this effective treatment can inform future efforts to identify the potential of these facilities to treat co-occurring disorders with ketamine and psychotherapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":12089,"journal":{"name":"Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"263-269"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71421989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}