University of Nevada, Reno
Psychiatry
Empirically validated methods for reducing stigma and prejudice toward recipients of behavioral health-care services are badly needed. In the present study, two packages presented in 1-day workshops were compared to a biologically... more
This pilot study applied a theoretically derived model of acceptance-based treatment process to smoking cessation, and compared it to a pharmacological treatment based on a medical dependence model. Seventy-six nicotine-dependent smokers... more
The purpose of this study was to examine the transfer of consequential (reinforcement and punishment) functions through equivalence relations. In Experiment 1, 9 subjects acquired three three-member equivalence classes through... more
We assessed blind integrity in a double-blinded study comparing paroxetine 20 mg with inert placebo in 20 volunteer subjects who were attempting to stop using methamphetamines. At the end of the study, the blinded clinicians reviewed... more