Below is a list of all of our relevant publications focused on substance use treatment outcomes by our talented team of researchers.
These publications offer valuable insights into the effectiveness and impact of treatment approaches in this field. Explore our repository to access the latest research findings and stay informed about meaningful outcomes in substance use treatment.
2020
Gray, R. M., Kelly, P. J., Beck, A. K., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., Neale, J., Treloar, C., Hides, L., Manning, V., Shakeshalf, A., Kelly, J., Argent, A., & McGlaughlin, R. (2020). A qualitative exploration of SMART Recovery meetings in Australia and the role of a digital platform to support routine outcome monitoring. Addictive behaviors, 101, 106144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106144
Hides, L., Baker, A., Norberg, M., Copeland, J., Quinn, C., Walter, Z., Leung, J., Stoyanov, S. R., & Kavanagh, D. (2020). A web-based program for cannabis use and psychotic experiences in young people (keep it real): protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR research protocols, 9(7), e15803. doi:10.2196/15803
Kelly, P. J., Beck, A. K., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., Hides, L., Manning, V., ... & McGlaughlin, R. (2020). Feasibility of a mobile health app for routine outcome monitoring and feedback in mutual support groups coordinated by SMART recovery Australia: protocol for a pilot study. JMIR research protocols, 9(7), e15113. doi:10.2196/15113
Kelly, P. J., Beck, A. K., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., Hides, L., Manning, V., ... & McGlaughlin, R. (2020). Incorporating routine outcome monitoring and tailored feedback into SMART Recovery Australia mutual support groups using a novel mHealth application (‘Smart Track’): Protocol for a pilot study examining feasibility and acceptability. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(7), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.677637
2021
Beck, A. K., Kelly, P. J., Deane, F. P., Baker, A. L., Hides, L., Manning, V., ... & Martini, M. (2021). Developing a mHealth routine outcome monitoring and feedback app (“SMART Track”) to support self-management of addictive behaviours. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 677637. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.677637
Beck, A. K., Larance, B., Deane, F. P., Baker, A. L., Manning, V., Hides, L., ... & Kelly, P. J. (2021). The use of Australian SMART Recovery groups by people who use methamphetamine: Analysis of routinely-collected nationwide data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 225, 108814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108814
Beck, A. K., Kelly, P. J., Deane, F. P., Baker, A. L., Hides, L., Manning, V., ... & Martini, M. (2021). Developing a mHealth routine outcome monitoring and feedback app (“Smart track”) to support self-management of addictive behaviours. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 677637. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.677637
Carlyle, M., Constable, T., Walter, Z. C., Wilson, J., Newland, G., & Hides, L. (2021). Cannabis-induced dysphoria/paranoia mediates the link between childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences in young cannabis users. Schizophrenia Research, 238, 178-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.10.011
Degan, T. J., Kelly, P. J., Robinson, L. D., Deane, F. P., & Smith, A. M. (2021). Health literacy of people living with mental illness or substance use disorders: A systematic review. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 15(6), 1454-1469. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13090
Hides, L., Quinn, C., Chan, G., Cotton, S., Pocuca, N., Connor, J. P., ... & Kavanagh, D. J. (2021). Telephone‐based motivational interviewing enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training for young people with alcohol‐related injuries and illnesses accessing emergency or rest/recovery services: a randomized controlled trial (QuikFix). Addiction, 116(3), 474-484. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15146
Karnik, N. S., Campbell, C. I., Curtis, M. E., Fiellin, D. A., Ghitza, U., Hefner, K., Hser, Y. I., McHugh, R. K., Murphy, S. M., McPherson, S. M., Moran, L., Mooney, L. J., Wu, L. T., Shmueli-Blumberg, D., Shulman, M., Schwartz, R. P., Stephens, K. A., Watkins, K. E., & Marsden, J. (2021). Core outcomes set for research on the treatment of opioid use disorder (COS-OUD): the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network protocol for an e-Delphi consensus study. Trials, 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05051-9
Kelly, P. J., Beck, A. K., Deane, F. P., Larance, B., Baker, A. L., Hides, L., ... & McGlaughlin, R. (2021). Feasibility of a mobile health app for routine outcome monitoring and feedback in SMART recovery mutual support groups: Stage 1 mixed methods pilot study. Journal of medical Internet research, 23(10), e25217. doi:10.2196/25217
Kelly, P. J., Deane, F. P., Davis, E. L., Hudson, S., Robinson, L. D., Keane, C. A., ... & Larance, B. (2021). Routine outcome measurement in specialist non‐government alcohol and other drug treatment services: Establishing effectiveness indicators for the NADA base. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(4), 540-552. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13191
Kelly, P. J., Hatton, E. L., Hinsley, K., Davis, E., & Larance, B. (2021). Preliminary psychometric evaluation of the patient reported experience measure for addiction treatment (PREMAT). Addictive Behaviors, 123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107048
Kelly, P. J., McCreanor, K., Beck, A. K., Ingram, I., O'Brien, D., King, A., McGlaughlin, R., Argent, A., Ruth, M., Hansen, B. S., Andersen, D., Manning, V., Shakeshaft, A., Hides, L., & Larance, B. (2021). SMART Recovery International and COVID-19: Expanding the reach of mutual support through online groups. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108568
Kruger, E. S., Serier, K. N., Pfund, R. A., McKay, J. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2021). Integrative data analysis of self-efficacy in 4 clinical trials for alcohol use disorder. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(11), 2347-2356. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14713
Tisdale, C., de Andrade, D., Leung, J., Chiu, V., & Hides, L. (2021). Utilising data linkage to describe and explore mortality among a retrospective cohort of individuals admitted to residential substance use treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(7), 1202-1206. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13279
Walter, Z., Quinn, C. A., Dingle, G., Pocuca, N., Baker, A. L., Beck, A., ... & Hides, L. (2021). FullFix: a randomised controlled trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people. BMJ open, 11(10), e045607. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045607
2022
Davidson, L., Ellem, R., Keane, C., Chan, G., Broccatelli, C., Buckley, J., ... & Hides, L. (2022). A two-stage social network intervention for reducing alcohol and other drug use in residential colleges: Protocol for a feasibility trial. Contemporary clinical trials, 118, 106779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106779
Hallgren, K. A., Matson, T. E., Oliver, M., Witkiewitz, K., Bobb, J. F., Lee, A. K., Caldeiro, R. M., Kivlahan, D., & Bradley, K. A. (2022).Practical assessment of alcohol use disorder in routine primary care: Performance of an Alcohol Symptom Checklist. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 37(8), 1885-1893. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07038-3
Ingram, I., Kelly, P. J., Carradus, L. J., Deane, F. P., Baker, A. L., Byrne, G., McKay, J. R., Osborne, B., Meyer, J. M., Nunes, J. L., Robinson, L. D., & Lunn, J. (2022). Continuing care following residential alcohol and other drug treatment: Continuing care worker perceptions. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(1), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13337
Karnik, N. S., Marsden, J., McCluskey, C., Boley, R. A., Bradley, K. A., Campbell, C. I., Curtis, M. E., Fiellin, D., Ghitza, U., Hefner, K., Hser, Y. I., McHugh, R. K., McPherson, S. M., Mooney, L. J., Moran, L. M., Murphy, S. M., Schwartz, R. P., Shmueli-Blumberg, D., Shulman, M., … Wu, L. T. (2022). The opioid use disorder core outcomes set (OUD–COS) for treatment research: findings from a Delphi consensus study. Addiction, 117(9), 2438-2447. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15875
Kelly, P. J., Coyte, J., Robinson, L. D., Deane, F. P., Russell, S., Clapham, K., Dale, E., Longbottom, M., Solley, R., & Baker, A. L. (2022). Evaluating an Aboriginal community controlled residential alcohol and other drug services: Use of benchmarking to examine within treatment changes in wellbeing. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(4), 953-962. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13432
Kidd, C., Connor, J. P., Feeney, G. F. X., & Gullo, M. J. (2022). Improving assessment and progress monitoring in alcohol use disorder: An implementation evaluation of the instant assessment and personalised feedback system (iAx). Addictive Behaviors, 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107438
Mefodeva, V., Carlyle, M., Walter, Z., Chan, G., & Hides, L. (2022). Polysubstance use in young people accessing residential and day-treatment services for substance use: substance use profiles, psychiatric comorbidity and treatment completion. Addiction, 117(12), 3110-3120. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16008
Mefodeva, V., Carlyle, M., Walter, Z., & Hides, L. (2022). Client and staff perceptions of the integration of trauma informed care and specialist posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in residential treatment facilities for substance use: A qualitative study. Drug and Alcohol Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13535
Osborne, B., Larance, B., Ivers, R., Deane, F. P., Robinson, L. D., & Kelly, P. J. (2022). Systematic review of guidelines for managing physical health during treatment for substance use disorders: Implications for the alcohol and other drug workforce. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(6), 1367-1390. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13504
Quinn, C. A., Walter, Z. C., de Andrade, D., Dingle, G., Haslam, C., & Hides, L. (2022). Controlled trial examining the strength-based grit wellbeing and self-regulation program for young people in residential settings for substance use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21). https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/21/13835
Robinson, L. D., Kelly, P. J., Larance, B. K., Griffiths, S., & Deane, F. P. (2022). Eating disorder behaviours and substance use in women attending treatment for substance use disorders: A latent class analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20(4), 2006-2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00497-z
Rodriguez, A. S., Robinson, L. D., Kelly, P. J., & Hudson, S. (2022). Polysubstance use classes and health outcomes among women attending specialist substance use treatment services. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(2), 488-500. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13375
Saha, S., Lim, C. C. W., Degenhardt, L., Cannon, D. L., Bremner, M., Prentis, F., Lawrence, Z., Heffernan, E., Meurk, C., Reilly, J., & McGrath, J. J. (2022). Comorbidity between mood and substance-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56(7), 757-770. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674211054740
Santo, T., Jr., Campbell, G., Gisev, N., Martino-Burke, D., Wilson, J., Colledge-Frisby, S., Clark, B., Tran, L. T., & Degenhardt, L. (2022). Prevalence of mental disorders among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109551
Schwebel, F. J., Emery, N. N., Pfund, R. A., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2022). Using machine learning to examine predictors of treatment goal change among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108825
Stirling, R., Nathan, S., & Ritter, A. (2022). Prioritizing measures to assess performance of drug treatment services: a Delphi process with funders, treatment providers and service-users. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16038
2023
Beck, A. K., Larance, B., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., Manning, V., Hides, L., & Kelly, P. J. (2023). Supporting people affected by problematic alcohol, substance use and other behaviours under pandemic conditions: A pragmatic evaluation of how SMART recovery Australia responded to COVID-19. Addictive Behaviors, 139, 107577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107577
Beck, A. K., Larance, B., Manning, V., Hides, L., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., ... & Kelly, P. J. (2023). Online SMART Recovery mutual support groups: Characteristics and experience of adults seeking treatment for methamphetamine compared to those seeking treatment for other addictive behaviours. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(1), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13544
Beck, A. K., Waks, S., Argent, A., Deane, F. P., Larance, B. , Manning, V., Baker, A. L., Hides, L., & Kelly, P. J. (2023). The benefits and challenges of virtual SMART recovery mutual-help groups: Participant and facilitator perspectives. International Journal of Drug Policy, 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104174
Campbell, G., Pocuca, N., Morris, L., Ellem, R., Newland, G., Walter, Z., ... & Hides, L. (2023). Chronic pain and suicide-related behaviours in people engaging with alcohol and other drug services. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, S16-S17.
Carlyle, M., Walter, Z. C., Theroux, B., Leung, J., & Hides, L. (2023). Reliability of online self-report versions of the Australian Treatment Outcome Profile (ATOP) and Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) among people in residential treatment for substance use problems. Addictive Behaviors, 144, 107756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107756
Davidson, L., Mefodeva, V., Walter, Z., & Hides, L. (2023). Student perceptions of the current drinking culture in three Australian residential colleges: Drinking motives, consequences and recommendations for harm minimisation strategies. Drug and alcohol review, 42(1), 135-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13540
Mefodeva, V., Carlyle, M., Walter, Z., & Hides, L. (2023). Client and staff perceptions of the integration of trauma informed care and specialist posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in residential treatment facilities for substance use: A qualitative study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(1), 181-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13535
Tisdale, C., Leung, J., de Andrade, D., & Hides, L. (2023). What Client Demographic, Substance Use, Mental Health, Treatment, and Psychological Variables Predict Residential Treatment Completion for Substance Use Disorders? International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-01002-w
Wang, J., Deane, F. P., Kelly, P. J., & Robinson, L. (2023). A narrative review of outcome measures used in drug and alcohol inpatient withdrawal treatment research. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(2), 415-426. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13591
2024
Black, N., Chung, S., Tisdale, C., Fialho, L. S., Aramrattana, A., Assanangkornchai, S., ... & Farrell, M. (2024). An international, multidisciplinary consensus set of patient-centered outcome measures for substance-related and addictive disorders. Journal of clinical medicine, 13(7), 2154. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm1307215
Campbell, G., Pocuca, N., Newland, G., Ellem, R., Glasgow, S., Dignan, J., Stokes, H., & Hides, L. (2024). Clinical profiles of people enrolling in alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia: Do youth differ from young adults and adults?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43(7), 2010-2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13925
Pocuca, N., Campbell, G., Beck, A., Ellem, R., Quinn, C., Kelly, P. J., Larance, B., Baker, A. L., Connor, J., Marsden, J., Chan, G., Connelly, L., Lenzen, S., Farrell, M., Stirling, R., Hudson, S., & Hides, L. (2024). A mixed‐methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient‐reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(3), 759-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14007
Pocuca, N., Tisdale, C., Campbell, G., Beck, A., Ellem, R., Quinn, C., Kelly, P. J., Larance, B., Baker, A. L., Connor, J., Marsden, J., Chan, G., Connelly, L., Lenzen, S., Farrell, M., & Hides, L. (2024). Routine outcome monitoring and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment: A qualitative study of client perspectives on implementation. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(1), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13962
Tisdale, C., de Andrade, D., Leung, J., Campbell, G., & Hides, L. (2024). The risk of repeated suicidal presentations following residential treatment for substance use disorders: A recurrent event analysis using linked administrative data. Journal of Affective Disorders, 360, 364-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.05.129
Tisdale, C., Leung, J., de Andrade, D., & Hides, L. (2024). Investigating the critical period for alcohol or other drug-related presentations following access to residential substance use treatment: a data linkage study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01248-6
Tisdale, C., de Andrade, D., Leung, J., Campbell, G., & Hides, L. (2024). The risk of repeated suicidal presentations following residential treatment for substance use disorders: A recurrent event analysis using linked administrative data. Journal of Affective Disorders, 360, 364-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.05.129
2025
Campbell, G., Settumba, S., Hopkins, R., Nielsen, S., Larance, B., Bruno, R., ... & Shanahan, M. (2025). A discrete choice experiment: Understanding patient preferences for managing chronic non‐cancer pain. European Journal of Pain, 29(3), e4760. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.4760
Haynes, C. J., Beck, A. K., Kelly, P. J., Kaip, D., Wells, M., Issa, J., ... & Larance, B. (2025). Relationship Between Patient‐Reported Experiences and Treatment Satisfaction Among Men and Women in Residential Substance Use Treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(6), 1691-1703. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70011
Hides, L., Campbell, G., Morris, L., Ellem, R., Newland, G., Pocuca, N., & Quinn, C. (2025). A Pilot Single-arm Implementation-Effectiveness Study of the First Step Brief Intervention in Community Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services. Global Implementation Research and Applications, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-025-00168-4
Ingram, I., Dingle, G., Larance, B., Baker, A. L., Deane, F. P., Robinson, L. D., ... & Kelly, P. J. (2025). Groups for belonging: a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial of a group-based loneliness intervention for people attending treatment for alcohol and other drug use. BMC public health, 25(1), 2941. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24369-6
Pocuca, N., Campbell, G., Barnett, A., Beck, A. K., Ellem, R., Quinn, C. A., ... & Hides, L. (2025). A mixed‐methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient‐reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(3), 759-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14007
Pocuca, N., Campbell, G., Ellem, R., Newland, G., Walter, Z., Dignan, J., ... & Hides, L. (2025). Three-month polysubstance use patterns among people enrolled in outpatient treatment for methamphetamine use. Substance Use & Misuse, 60(5), 775-785. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2447437
Pocuca, N., Tisdale, C., Campbell, G., Beck, A. K., Ellem, R., Quinn, C. A., ... & Hides, L. (2025). Routine outcome monitoring and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment: A qualitative study of client perspectives on implementation. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(1), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13962