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Robert S. Stephens

Robert S. Stephens

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Psychology

D-Index
41
Citations
8746
World Ranking
7804
National Ranking
4191

Overview

Robert S. Stephens is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of medicine, with focused contributions in epidemiology, pharmacology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Stephens has published multiple papers in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, which is their frequent publication venue. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Treating cannabis use disorder: Exploring a treatment as needed model with 34-month follow-up" (2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
  • "Reaching nontreatment-seeking cannabis users: Testing an extended marijuana check-up intervention" (2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)

Their collaborations include regular co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Robrina Walker
  • Roger A. Roffman
  • Josephine M. DeMarce
  • Brian E. Lozano
  • Jared A. Rowland

Stephens' work is situated at the intersection of clinical research and public health, focusing on treatment approaches for substance use disorders, especially related to cannabis. The research involves longitudinal follow-up to better understand treatment efficacy and outreach strategies for non-treatment-seeking individuals.

Best Publications

  • Cognitive functioning of long-term heavy cannabis users seeking treatment.

    Nadia Solowij;Robert S Stephens;Roger A Roffman;Thomas Babor

  • Comparison of extended versus brief treatments for marijuana use.

    Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman;Lisa Curtin

  • Social cognitive determinants of physical activity in young adults: a prospective structural equation analysis.

    Liza S. Rovniak;Eileen S. Anderson;Richard A. Winett;Robert S. Stephens

  • Verbal report methods in clinical research on alcoholism: response bias and its minimization.

    Thomas F. Babor;R. S. Stephens;G. A. Marlatt

  • A randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive-behavioral interventions for cannabis use disorder.

    Jan Copeland;Wendy Swift;Roger Roffman;Robert Stephens

  • Treating adult marijuana dependence: a test of the relapse prevention model.

    Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman;Edith E. Simpson

  • Marijuana Dependence and its Treatment

    Alan J. Budney;Roger Roffman;Robert S. Stephens;Denise Walker

  • Social anxiety and drinking in college students: a social cognitive theory analysis.

    Randy S Burke;Robert S Stephens

  • Adult marijuana users seeking treatment.

    Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman;Edith E. Simpson

  • The Marijuana Treatment Project: rationale, design and participant characteristics.

    Robert S. Stephens;Thomas F. Babor;Ronald Kadden;Michael Miller

  • Motivational enhancement therapy for adolescent marijuana users: a preliminary randomized controlled trial.

    Denise D. Walker;Roger A. Roffman;Robert S. Stephens;Kim Wakana

  • Internet-based intervention for mental health and substance use problems in disaster-affected populations: a pilot feasibility study.

    Kenneth J. Ruggiero;Heidi S. Resnick;Ron Acierno;Scott F. Coffey

  • Self-efficacy and marijuana cessation: a construct validity analysis.

    Robert S. Stephens;Jennifer S. Wertz;Roger A. Roffman

  • Abstinence and moderate use goals in the treatment of marijuana dependence.

    Brian E. Lozano;Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman

  • Randomized controlled trial of motivational enhancement therapy with nontreatment-seeking adolescent cannabis users: a further test of the teen marijuana check-up.

    Denise D. Walker;Robert Stephens;Roger Roffman;Josephine DeMarce

  • Motives for cannabis use in high-risk adolescent users

    Courtney L. Fox;Sheri L. Towe;Robert S. Stephens;Denise D. Walker

  • The Marijuana Check-up: promoting change in ambivalent marijuana users.

    Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman;Stephanie A. Fearer;Carl Williams

  • Coping and self-efficacy in marijuana treatment: results from the marijuana treatment project.

    Mark D. Litt;Ronald M. Kadden;Robert S. Stephens

  • The Marijuana Check-up: reaching users who are ambivalent about change.

    Robert S. Stephens;Roger A. Roffman;Stephanie A. Fearer;Carl Williams

  • Cannabis dependence : its nature, consequences, and treatment

    Roger A. Roffman;Robert S. Stephens;G. Alan Marlatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Roffman
Roger A. Roffman University of Washington
Ronald M. Kadden
Ronald M. Kadden University of Connecticut Health Center
Richard A. Winett
Richard A. Winett Virginia Tech
Heidi S. Resnick
Heidi S. Resnick Medical University of South Carolina
Kathleen M. Carroll
Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University
Jean C. Beckham
Jean C. Beckham Duke University
Ayelet Meron Ruscio
Ayelet Meron Ruscio University of Pennsylvania
Scott F. Coffey
Scott F. Coffey University of Mississippi Medical Center
G. Alan Marlatt
G. Alan Marlatt University of Washington
George A. Clum
George A. Clum Virginia Tech

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