Gonzalez and Dulin reported on a 6-week pilot study of a MI/CBT smartphone app (Location-Based Monitoring and Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorder, LBMI-A) for 52 individuals with alcohol use disorder (Gonzalez & Dulin, 2015). Participants were randomized to either LBMI-A or the online Drinkers Check-up plus bibliotherapy (Hester, Squires, & Delaney, 2005). Both treatments were delivered as stand-alone interventions and uptake was very good. The two interventions were associated with significant reduction in drinking (PDA, percent heavy drinking days) over the 6 weeks, with comparable drinking outcomes overall, with some indicators of more rapid changes for LBMI.
