Michael L Prendergast
Biographic Data
| ID | 173547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael L Prendergast |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael L |
| FAMILY NAME | Prendergast |
| SIGNATURE | PRENDERGAST M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | a Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California , Los Angeles, CA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Issues in Defining and Applying Evidence-Based Practices Criteria for Treatment of Criminal-Justice Involved Clients
Evidence-based practice (EBP) applies the principles and techniques of evidence-based decision making to interventions intended to improve, or ameliorate, the social or clinical problems of affected individuals, including offenders with drug abuse problems. This article provides a general overview of EBP, particularly as it applies to treatment and other interventions for offenders with problems involving drugs (including alcohol). The discussion…
Developing and Implementing a Positive Behavioral Reinforcement Intervention in Prison-Based Drug Treatment
Within prison settings, the reliance on punishment for controlling inappropriate or noncompliant behavior is self-evident. What is not so evident is the similarity between this reliance on punishment and the use of positive reinforcements to increase desired behaviors. However, seldom do inmates receive positive reinforcement for engaging in prosocial behaviors or, for inmates receiving drug treatment, behaviors that are consistent with or suppor…
Substance Use, Mental Health Problems, and Behavior at Risk for HIV
This study examined the relationships between substance abuse, mental health problems and HIV risk behavior in offenders discharged from prison and referred to substance abuse treatment programs. Data from 34 sites (n = 1,358) in a federally-funded cooperative agreement, the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS), were analyzed. Among parolees referred to substance abuse treatment, self reports for the six-month period before the …
The Persistence of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Methamphetamine-Using Offenders
Studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) is rapidly becoming the drug of choice for a large number of substance-abusing offenders and is associated with significantly higher levels of HIV risk behaviors prior to their incarceration. Despite these findings, there has been little follow-up research to determine whether these patterns persist among recently paroled offenders after attendance in an in-prison treatment program. This study uses the…
Women on Parole
Providing substance abuse treatment to women addicts is an important objective of national drug treatment policy because of the high psychological and social costs of addiction for women and their children, as well as the costs to society of lost productivity and added burdens on the social service and criminal justice systems. Using qualitative methods, we examined the barriers to success on parole among participants of an in-prison residential …
Needs Assessment and Services for Drug-Abusing Women Offenders
The special needs of drug-abusing women offenders, who have become the most rapidly growing segment of the criminal justice population, are most effectively addressed by a range of rehabilitative services in addition to drug treatment. A nationwide survey of community-based treatment programs was conducted to determine how programs assess needs and what services they provide. Results from 159 programs revealed widespread inadequacies of the curre…
Levo-Alpha-Acetylmethadol (Laam)
A number of issues are relevant to the development and use of levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) as a treatment alternative to methadone. A brief history of methadone maintenance treatment is provided and variants of standard methadone treatment are discussed. The history and current status of LAAm are discussed, as well as its advantages over methadone. In addition, relevant clinical, research, and policy issues are addressed. LAAm has advantages …
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Levo-Alpha-Acetylmethadol (Laam)
A number of issues are relevant to the development and use of levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM) as a treatment alternative to methadone. A brief history of methadone maintenance treatment is provided and variants of standard methadone treatment are discussed. The history and current status of LAAm are discussed, as well as its advantages over methadone. In addition, relevant clinical, research, and policy issues are addressed. LAAm has advantages …
Needs Assessment and Services for Drug-Abusing Women Offenders
The special needs of drug-abusing women offenders, who have become the most rapidly growing segment of the criminal justice population, are most effectively addressed by a range of rehabilitative services in addition to drug treatment. A nationwide survey of community-based treatment programs was conducted to determine how programs assess needs and what services they provide. Results from 159 programs revealed widespread inadequacies of the curre…
Women on Parole
Providing substance abuse treatment to women addicts is an important objective of national drug treatment policy because of the high psychological and social costs of addiction for women and their children, as well as the costs to society of lost productivity and added burdens on the social service and criminal justice systems. Using qualitative methods, we examined the barriers to success on parole among participants of an in-prison residential …
Substance Use, Mental Health Problems, and Behavior at Risk for HIV
This study examined the relationships between substance abuse, mental health problems and HIV risk behavior in offenders discharged from prison and referred to substance abuse treatment programs. Data from 34 sites (n = 1,358) in a federally-funded cooperative agreement, the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS), were analyzed. Among parolees referred to substance abuse treatment, self reports for the six-month period before the …
The Persistence of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Methamphetamine-Using Offenders
Studies have shown that methamphetamine (MA) is rapidly becoming the drug of choice for a large number of substance-abusing offenders and is associated with significantly higher levels of HIV risk behaviors prior to their incarceration. Despite these findings, there has been little follow-up research to determine whether these patterns persist among recently paroled offenders after attendance in an in-prison treatment program. This study uses the…
Issues in Defining and Applying Evidence-Based Practices Criteria for Treatment of Criminal-Justice Involved Clients
Evidence-based practice (EBP) applies the principles and techniques of evidence-based decision making to interventions intended to improve, or ameliorate, the social or clinical problems of affected individuals, including offenders with drug abuse problems. This article provides a general overview of EBP, particularly as it applies to treatment and other interventions for offenders with problems involving drugs (including alcohol). The discussion…
Developing and Implementing a Positive Behavioral Reinforcement Intervention in Prison-Based Drug Treatment
Within prison settings, the reliance on punishment for controlling inappropriate or noncompliant behavior is self-evident. What is not so evident is the similarity between this reliance on punishment and the use of positive reinforcements to increase desired behaviors. However, seldom do inmates receive positive reinforcement for engaging in prosocial behaviors or, for inmates receiving drug treatment, behaviors that are consistent with or suppor…
Psychiatry (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Criminal justice (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Substance abuse (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works)