Table 5.

Overall Treatment Recommendation for CBT for SUD

Recommendation	Criteria
□ Very strong recommendation	All of the following: There is high-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on symptoms of the disorder being treated There is high-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on functional outcomes There is high-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on symptoms and/or functional outcomes at least three months after treatment discontinuation At least one well-conducted study has demonstrated effectiveness in nonresearch settings
✔ Strong recommendation	At least one of the following: There is moderate- to high-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on symptoms of the disorder being treated There is moderate- to high-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on functional outcomes
□ Weak recommendation	Any of the following: There is only low- or very low-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on symptoms of the disorder being treated There is only low- or very low-quality evidence that the treatment produces a clinically meaningful effect on as well as on functional outcomes There is moderate- to high-quality evidence that the effect of the treatment, although statistically significant, may not be of a magnitude that is clinically meaningful

Note. This table was adapted from Tolin et al., 2015.