Dr. Lara Coughlin (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) joins AJP Audio to discuss a study looking the impact of contingency management on all cause mortality in patients with stimulant use disorder. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the November issue of the Journal.

01:09 Coughlin interview
02:05 Stimulant use disorder and contingency management
04:37 Mortality
05:12 Contingency management and "moral hazard"
08:30 Clinical uptake of contingency management
09:28 Broader applicability to psychiatric conditions
10:31 Limitations
11:39 Further research
12:32 Kalin interview
12:49 Coughlin et al.
16:41 Yalcinbas et al.
22:22 Na et al.

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November 2025: Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study

American Journal of Psychiatry Audio