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A pilot study of low-cost contingency management to increase attendance in an adolescent substance abuse program
Christopher E Branson1, Anna Maria Barbuti, Philip Clemmey
1Department of Psychiatry, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York 10025, USA. cbranson@chpnet.org
Abstract:
Numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for improving patient outcomes, yet it is rarely used in treatment settings due to the high cost of implementation. This quasi-experimental study (N = 52) examined the effect of a low-cost "Fishbowl" CM intervention on attendance/retention in an early intervention adolescent substance abuse program. The CM group attended significantly more sessions compared to the control group. Furthermore, the CM intervention costs $3.27 per patient per session. Our findings support the use of low-cost CM to improve adolescent attendance in clinical settings.
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