Emotion regulation in teens in outpatient treatment for co-occurring disorders
Official title: Examination of emotion regulation strategy use in an outpatient treatment program for adolescents with co-occurring disorders
Funded at State University of New York at Buffalo · NIH-11420521 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project studies how teens in an outpatient program for alcohol use and other mental health issues use emotion regulation skills and how this affects their treatment outcomes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | State University of New York at Buffalo NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Amherst, United States) |
| Project start | September 25, 2025 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $244,375 |
| NIH project number | 5R00AA031065-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11420521 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are adolescents aged 13–18 enrolled in an intensive outpatient program for AUD and co-occurring disorders who can provide real-time reports via EMA.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not in an outpatient program or outside the 13–18 age range may not benefit from this study.
What this research studies
Young people aged roughly 13–18 in a community outpatient program for alcohol use and co-occurring disorders will participate in an 10-week study using real-time reports (EMA) to track emotion regulation skills as treatment progresses. A pilot phase will test feasibility and refine the EMA protocol to make participation easier and more reliable. The main phase will enroll about 80 adolescents to examine how changes in emotion regulation relate to alcohol and psychiatric outcomes and to identify factors that influence treatment response.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the study could lead to more effective, emotionally focused treatment approaches for adolescents with AUD and other mental health conditions.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work suggests EMA can reveal how daily emotional skills relate to treatment outcomes, but its use in this specific adolescent AUD with co-occurring disorders setting is still developing.
Where this research is happening
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State University of New York at Buffalo
Amherst, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Jenzer, Tiffany — State University of New York at Buffalo
- Study coordinator: Jenzer, Tiffany
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.