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Voluntary rank detailsMeagan Carr, PhD
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The impact of intuitive eating on the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and disordered eating among women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV)
Holmes S, Norton M, Fogwell N, Temes E, Carr M, Johnson D. The impact of intuitive eating on the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and disordered eating among women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Eating Disorders 2024, 33: 374-390. PMID: 38796861, DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2353475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderBinge eatingIntuitive eatingDisordered EatingIntimate partner violenceBinge frequencyCompensatory behaviorsMeasures of binge eatingAssociated with disordered eatingBinge eating frequencyLevels of intuitive eatingDisordered eating behaviorsPartner violenceTrauma exposureStress disorderProximal predictorsEating FrequencyEating behaviorsDomestic violence sheltersBingeEatingModerating RoleDichotomous measuresProtective factorsChildhood Adversity, Addiction Severity, and Comorbidity Among Patients Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Carr M, Ellis J, Saules K, Ledgerwood D. Childhood Adversity, Addiction Severity, and Comorbidity Among Patients Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2022, 211: 150-156. PMID: 36112518, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentClinical severityChildhood adversityDisorder treatmentOpioid agonist treatmentChildhood adversity exposureGreater childhood adversityOUD treatmentAgonist treatmentTreatment strategiesEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationCurrent psychopathologyAddiction severityPatientsAdversity exposureSymptom typeSeverityWomenStrongest predictorTreatmentHigh rateDysregulationGreater exposureExamining heterogeneity of binge-eating disorder using latent class analysis
Carr MM, Grilo CM. Examining heterogeneity of binge-eating disorder using latent class analysis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 194-200. PMID: 32828025, PMCID: PMC7554082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderLatent class analysisEating Disorder Examination interviewTreatment-seeking adultsBody image disturbanceSelf-report measuresBody image concernsEating-disorder psychopathologyImage disturbanceImage concernsExamination interviewStructured Clinical InterviewBinge episodesBody imageClass analysisBest overall fitDSM-IV disordersDepressive symptomologyClinical InterviewResearch cliniciansFuture researchDiagnostic classification systemsCurrent studyOverall fitParticipantsCorrelates of Treatment Retention and Opioid Misuse Among Postpartum Women in Methadone Treatment
Ellis JD, Cairncross M, Struble CA, Carr MM, Ledgerwood DM, Lundahl LH. Correlates of Treatment Retention and Opioid Misuse Among Postpartum Women in Methadone Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30418335, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid misuseTreatment discontinuationMethadone treatmentPostpartum womenDischarge opioid medicationsOpioid agonist treatmentLonger treatment durationOpioid medicationsCesarean sectionChart reviewAgonist treatmentPostpartum periodTreatment retentionTreatment durationLower likelihoodWomenDelivery factorsDiscontinuationTreatmentPresent exploratory studyTreatment dischargeVulnerable groupsMonthsDeliveryMisuse
2023
Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Carr M, Wolkowicz N, Cave S, Martino S, Masheb R, Midboe A. Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 168: 204-212. PMID: 37918033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUse disordersMedication treatmentWeight changeVeterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative dataWeight gainSignificant weight gainCourse of treatmentU.S. military veteransTreatment episodesNational cohortObservation periodMilitary veteransLinear mixed modelsVeteransTreatmentBMIDisordersAdministrative dataCohortFiscal year 2017Fiscal year 2019Mixed modelsWeight change among patients engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder: a scoping review
Carr M, Lou R, Macdonald-Gagnon G, Peltier M, Funaro M, Martino S, Masheb R. Weight change among patients engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder: a scoping review. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2023, 49: 551-565. PMID: 37200510, PMCID: PMC10840392, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2207720.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderExcess weight gainWeight gainMedication treatmentUse disordersType of MOUDBuprenorphine/naloxoneRetrospective chart reviewUse of methadoneBody mass indexModerate weight gainMOUD initiationChart reviewCohort studyOpioid useBuprenorphine/Mass indexMedication doseMethadone treatmentNonrandomized studyCase reportEthnic disparitiesPotential associationMOUDPatientsThe impact of body image dissatisfaction on psychological distress and health‐related quality of life among patients in methadone treatment
Carr M, Mannes Z, Oberleitner L, Oberleitner D, Beitel M, Gazzola M, Madden L, Zheng X, Barry D. The impact of body image dissatisfaction on psychological distress and health‐related quality of life among patients in methadone treatment. American Journal On Addictions 2023, 32: 460-468. PMID: 37188650, PMCID: PMC10524388, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMethadone maintenance treatmentBody image dissatisfactionAverage body mass indexNon-Hispanic white menPsychological distressLower physical HRQoLHealth-related qualityLong-term courseLower mental HRQoLHigh psychological distressMental HRQoL.Image dissatisfactionMMT patientsObese rangePhysical HRQoLMaintenance treatmentMass indexMental HRQOLMethadone treatmentNormal weightOverweight rangeHigher body image dissatisfactionMMT outcomesPatients
2022
Defining Risky Use in the Context of Food Addiction
Wiedemann A, Lawson J, Kerrigan S, Carr M. Defining Risky Use in the Context of Food Addiction. Current Addiction Reports 2022, 9: 290-297. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-022-00420-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCo-occurring alcohol use disorder and obesity in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical features
Carr MM, Serowik KL, Na PJ, Potenza MN, Martino S, Masheb RM, Pietrzak RH. Co-occurring alcohol use disorder and obesity in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical features. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 150: 64-70. PMID: 35358833, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderCo-occurring alcohol use disorderCo-occurring obesityU.S. military veteransRisk factorsUse disordersProbable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestMore adverse childhood experiencesBody mass indexMilitary veteransSelf-reported heightDisorders Identification TestAdverse childhood experiencesClinical featuresClinical presentationMass indexNeeds of veteransClinical correlatesClinical conditionsMultinomial logistic regressionObesityChildhood adversityLogistic regressionEffective interventionsAssociations between average step counts, variability in step counts and nonhomeostatic eating
Kerrigan SG, Carr MM, Lawson JL, Lydecker JA, Grilo CM. Associations between average step counts, variability in step counts and nonhomeostatic eating. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2022, 27: 2165-2171. PMID: 35107825, PMCID: PMC9288421, DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01362-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward-driven eatingNonhomeostatic eatingEmotional eatingIntraindividual variabilitySelf-report measuresGreater average levelsEatingCross-sectional correlation studyAverage levelLow intraindividual variabilityMethodsAdult participantsWeight outcomesComplex associationRelevant covariatesPA monitorParticipantsStep countAverage daily step countAssociationDaily stepsPhysical activity levelsOutcomesMeasuresActivity levelsHypothesis
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