Roadmap to Study Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Addictions

 描述(申请人提供)：近年来，提高酒精使用障碍行为治疗有效性的科学研究显然已经停滞不前，我们对动员行为改变的潜在过程知之甚少。为了推动行为改变科学的发展，NIAAA和一个由来自美国各地的酒精研究人员组成的组织委员会在过去10年里召开了关于行为改变机制(MOBC)的年度会议。MOBC会议的目标一直是为新兴的MOBC研究提供一个论坛，促进行为变化方面的尖端科学，并促进MOBC研究人员之间的合作。为了继续这项工作，目前的提案寻求支持将与酒精中毒问题研究会年度会议同时举行的一系列为期5天的MOBC年度会议。会议的目的是促进跨学科合作，确定有希望的变化机制，正式确定未来MOBC研究的路线图，推进方法学开发，并传播与临床实践相关的MOBC结果。这项U13合作提案反映了MOBC组委会和NIAAA项目官员之间的持续伙伴关系。这些会议将包括全体会议、专家小组讨论和基于摘要要求的陈述。午休时间将包括张贴海报和交流活动。每次会议结束时，将介绍MOBC最近值得注意的研究和NIAAA关于该领域状况的最新情况。第一年和第五年的会议将强调MOBC研究与临床实践的联系。第二年和第三年的会议将集中在行为改变理论和跨学科研究上，以检验这些理论。第四年的会议将讨论MOBC研究的方法学进展。演讲者将是来自不同领域的顶尖科学家，涉及成瘾研究、行为改变理论和MOBC方法论。所有的演讲者都接受了我们的邀请出席会议。这些会议将对与会者免费，并将向初级调查人员颁发旅行奖励，以鼓励他们参与MOBC研究社区。计划在5年内开展的其他活动包括维护商务部会议网站(http://casaa.unm.edu/mechanismsofchange)，)，为新的和早期研究人员推出商务部研究导师匹配计划，出版关于商务部研究最佳实践的手册，以及在会议网站上提供直接为临床实践提供参考的商务部研究成果的信息中心。展望未来，拟议中的会议将继续是学术研究界和美国国立卫生研究院之间的重要合作。此外，它们将为促进MOBC研究的发展和传播提供一个关键场所。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In recent years it became clear that scientific study to improve the effectiveness of behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders had plateaued, and that we knew little about the underlying processes that mobilize behavior change. In an effort to advance the science of behavior change, the NIAAA and an organizing committee comprised of alcohol researchers from across the United States convened annual conferences on mechanisms of behavior change (MOBC) over the past 10 years. The goals of the MOBC conferences have been to provide a forum for emerging MOBC research, to promote state-of-the-art science on behavior change, and to facilitate collaboration among MOBC researchers. To continue this work the current proposal seeks support for a series of 5 annual full-day MOBC conferences that will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism. The aims of the meetings are to foster transdisciplinary collaboration, to identify promising change mechanisms, to formalize a roadmap for future MOBC research, to advance methodology development, and to disseminate MOBC findings that are relevant to clinical practice. This collaborative U13 proposal reflects an ongoing partnership between the MOBC organizing committee and NIAAA program officers. The meetings will entail a combination of plenary talks, expert panel discussions, and presentations based on calls for abstracts. The lunch break will include a poster session and networking activities. Each meeting will conclude with a presentation of recent notable MOBC research and an update from the NIAAA on the state of the field. The meetings in years 1 and 5 will emphasize the linkage of MOBC research to clinical practice. The meetings in years 2 and 3 will focus on theories of behavior change and transdisciplinary research to test these theories. The meeting in year 4 will address methodological advances in MOBC research. The speakers will be leading scientists from diverse fields that cut across addiction research, theories of behavior change, and MOBC methodology. All of the speakers have accepted our invitation to present at a meeting. The conferences will be free of charge to participants and travel awards will be given to junior investigators to encourage their participation in the MOBC research community. Other activities planned over the 5-year period include maintaining the MOBC Conference website (http://casaa.unm.edu/mechanismsofchange), introducing an MOBC research mentor matching program for new and early-stage investigators, publishing a manual on best practices in MOBC research, and providing a clearinghouse on the conference website of MOBC research findings that directly inform clinical practice. Looking to the future the proposed conferences will continue an important collaboration between the academic research community and the NIH. Further, they will provide a critical venue for fostering the development and dissemination of MOBC research.