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Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 38 Citations 6,344 107 World Ranking 3260 National Ranking 1675

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Psychiatry
  • Substance abuse
  • Law

His primary areas of study are Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Prison, Recidivism and Therapeutic community. His primary area of study in Psychiatry is in the field of Substance use. His Substance abuse research integrates issues from Meta-analysis, Criminal justice, Coerced treatment, Addiction and Clinical psychology.

The Prison study which covers Drug treatment that intersects with Substance abuse program, Public relations and Substance abuse treatment. His Recidivism research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Longitudinal study, Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation, Observation period and Program evaluation. His Therapeutic community research includes elements of Intake interview and Comorbidity.

His most cited work include:

  • Contingency management for treatment of substance use disorders: a meta-analysis. (573 citations)
  • Drug treatment careers : A conceptual framework and existing research findings (271 citations)
  • The effectiveness of drug abuse treatment: a meta-analysis of comparison group studies. (255 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Prison, Clinical psychology and Criminal justice. His works in Addiction, Drug, Recidivism, Intervention and Substance abuse treatment are all subjects of inquiry into Psychiatry. His Substance abuse research incorporates elements of Psychological intervention, Meta-analysis, Crime prevention, Contingency management and Mental health.

His Prison study also includes

  • Therapeutic community together with Program evaluation,
  • Logistic regression which intersects with area such as Health psychology. Michael Prendergast has included themes like Psychosocial, Social support and Drug test in his Clinical psychology study. His study focuses on the intersection of Criminal justice and fields such as Needs assessment with connections in the field of Medical education and Abusing women.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (62.04%)
  • Substance abuse (44.44%)
  • Prison (31.48%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2017)?

  • Psychiatry (62.04%)
  • Substance abuse (44.44%)
  • Intervention (14.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Psychiatry, Substance abuse, Intervention, Recidivism and Psychological intervention are his primary areas of study. As part of his studies on Psychiatry, Michael Prendergast often connects relevant subjects like Prison. In his study, Program evaluation, Psychotherapist and Substance Abuse Detection is strongly linked to Meta-analysis, which falls under the umbrella field of Substance abuse.

He focuses mostly in the field of Intervention, narrowing it down to matters related to Clinical psychology and, in some cases, Attendance. His Recidivism study combines topics in areas such as Nursing, Brief intervention, Criminal justice, Needs assessment and Risk assessment. His study in Psychological intervention is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Substance abuse treatment and Substance use.

Between 2011 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • The Andrews’ principles of risk, needs, and responsivity as applied in drug treatment programs: meta-analysis of crime and drug use outcomes (46 citations)
  • Limiting Options: Sex Ratios, Incarceration Rates, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among People on Probation and Parole (42 citations)
  • A cluster randomized trial of an organizational process improvement intervention for improving the assessment and case planning of offenders: a Study Protocol (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Psychiatry
  • Substance abuse

His main research concerns Substance abuse, Recidivism, Intervention, Psychiatry and Psychological intervention. Michael Prendergast combines subjects such as Meta-analysis, Ethnic group, Generalized estimating equation and Confidence interval with his study of Substance abuse. His research integrates issues of Directive Counseling, Evidence-based medicine, Program evaluation and Drug in his study of Meta-analysis.

The concepts of his Recidivism study are interwoven with issues in Criminal justice, Cluster randomised controlled trial, Nursing and Psychotherapist. His work on Brief intervention as part of general Intervention study is frequently connected to Rearrest, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His Moderation research extends to the thematically linked field of Psychiatry.

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Best Publications

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

Michael Prendergast;Deborah Podus;John Finney;Lisa Greenwell.
Addiction (2006)

947 Citations

The effectiveness of drug abuse treatment: a meta-analysis of comparison group studies.

Michael L. Prendergast;Deborah Podus;Eunice Chang;Darren Urada.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2002)

413 Citations

Drug treatment careers : A conceptual framework and existing research findings

Yih-Ing Hser;M.Douglas Anglin;Christine Grella;Douglas Longshore.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (1997)

391 Citations

The effectiveness of coerced treatment for drug-abusing offenders.

David Farabee;Michael Prendergast;M. Douglas Anglin.
Federal Probation (1998)

310 Citations

Amity prison-based therapeutic community: 5-year outcomes.

Michael L. Prendergast;Elizabeth A. Hall;Harry K. Wexler;Gerald Melnick.
The Prison Journal (2004)

240 Citations

Substance Use and Abuse among College Students: A Review of Recent Literature

Michael L. Prendergast.
Journal of American College Health (1994)

239 Citations

Childhood Adverse Events and Current Traumatic Distress A Comparison of Men and Women Drug-Dependent Prisoners

Nena Messina;Christine Grella;William Burdon;Michael Prendergast.
Criminal Justice and Behavior (2007)

215 Citations

Barriers to Implementing Effective Correctional Drug Treatment Programs

David Farabee;Michael Prendergast;Jerome Cartier;Harry Wexler.
The Prison Journal (1999)

183 Citations

Meta-analysis of HIV risk-reduction interventions within drug abuse treatment programs.

Michael L. Prendergast;Darren Urada;Deborah Podus.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2001)

174 Citations

Predictors of Prison-Based Treatment Outcomes: A Comparison of Men and Women Participants

Nena Messina;William Burdon;Garo Hagopian;Michael Prendergast.
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (2006)

171 Citations

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