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72
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16496
World Ranking
19886
National Ranking
9903

Overview

John W. Finney is affiliated with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in the United States. This connection indicates an engagement with healthcare research and potentially clinical or applied studies within the context of the Veterans Affairs medical system.

While specific publications, co-authors, and research topics are not listed, the association with VA Palo Alto Health Care System suggests the scientist's involvement in fields related to health services, medical research, or veteran patient care.

There is no detailed record of recent papers or frequent publication venues, which implies either a limited public research footprint or that the research output is primarily internal or clinical rather than widely published in academic journals.

No records of book publications or awards have been found, which restricts the profile to institutional affiliation and presumed research activity within that framework.

Without explicit mention of main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work, it is not possible to delineate specific academic or scientific disciplines that John W. Finney focuses on. The available data solely confirms the professional connection to a major U.S. healthcare institution.

Best Publications

  • Brief interventions for alcohol problems: a meta‐analytic review of controlled investigations in treatment‐seeking and non‐treatment‐seeking populations

    Anne Moyer;John W. Finney;Carolyn E. Swearingen;Pamela Vergun

  • Contingency management for treatment of substance use disorders: a meta-analysis.

    Michael Prendergast;Deborah Podus;John Finney;Lisa Greenwell

  • Alcoholism Treatment: Context, Process, and Outcome

    Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Ruth C. Cronkite

  • Meta‐analysis of naltrexone and acamprosate for treating alcohol use disorders: when are these medications most helpful?

    Natalya C. Maisel;Janet C. Blodgett;Paula L. Wilbourne;Keith Humphreys;Keith Humphreys

  • Methodological issues in estimating main and interactive effects: examples from coping/social support and stress field

    John W. Finney;Roger E. Mitchell;Ruth C. Cronkite;Rudolph H. Moos

  • Twelve-Step and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse A Comparison of Treatment Effectiveness

    Paige Crosby Ouimette;John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Influence of outpatient treatment and 12-step group involvement on one-year substance abuse treatment outcomes

    Page Crosby Ouimette;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney

  • Do enhanced friendship networks and active coping mediate the effect of self-help groups on substance abuse?

    Keith Humphreys;Eric S. Mankowski;Eric S. Mankowski;Rudolf H. Moos;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;John W. Finney

  • Two-year posttreatment functioning and coping of substance abuse patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Paige Crosby Ouimette;John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Entering treatment for alcohol abuse: a stress and coping model

    John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • The cost-effectiveness of treatment for alcoholism: a second approximation.

    John W. Finney;Susanne C. Monahan

  • The effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse: the need to focus on mediators and moderators of setting effects

    John W. Finney;Annette C. Hahn;Rudolf H. Moos

  • A comparative evaluation of substance abuse treatment: I. Treatment orientation, amount of care, and 1-year outcomes.

    Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Paige Crosby Ouimette;Richard T. Suchinsky

  • Long-term outcomes of alcohol use disorders: Comparing untreated individuals with those in Alcoholics Anonymous and formal treatment.

    Christine Timko;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Michelle D. Lesar

  • Consistency of self-administered and interview-based Addiction Severity Index composite scores.

    Craig S. Rosen;Brandy R. Henson;John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Posttreatment experiences and treatment outcome of alcoholic patients six months and two years after hospitalization.

    John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos;C. Ronald Mewborn

  • The long-term course of treated alcoholism: I. Mortality, relapse and remission rates and comparisons with community controls.

    John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Two pathways out of drinking problems without professional treatment.

    Keith Humphreys;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney

  • A meta-analysis of topiramate's effects for individuals with alcohol use disorders.

    Janet C. Blodgett;A. C. Del Re;Natalya C. Maisel;John W. Finney;John W. Finney

  • PTSD treatment and 5-year remission among patients with substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders.

    Paige Ouimette;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf H. Moos
Rudolf H. Moos Stanford University
Keith Humphreys
Keith Humphreys Stanford University
Alex H. S. Harris
Alex H. S. Harris Stanford University
Paige Ouimette
Paige Ouimette Syracuse University
Christine Timko
Christine Timko Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ruth C. Cronkite
Ruth C. Cronkite Stanford University
Craig S. Rosen
Craig S. Rosen Stanford University
Daniel R. Kivlahan
Daniel R. Kivlahan University of Washington
Anne Moyer
Anne Moyer Stony Brook University
Bernice S. Moos
Bernice S. Moos United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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