2024
Substance use patterns, quantities, and associated risk factors in women with polysubstance misuse
Fogelman N, Tate M, Wemm S, Sullivan L, Hart R, Vacey E, Fox H, Sinha R. Substance use patterns, quantities, and associated risk factors in women with polysubstance misuse. Addiction Biology 2024, 29: 10.1111/adb.13390. PMID: 38619491, PMCID: PMC11017971, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolysubstance useDepressive symptomsSubstance use patternsDrug cravingRisk factorsPatterns of polysubstance useSingle substance useAssociated with polysubstance usePlacebo-controlled studyHigher cravingGuanfacine treatmentCross-sectional observational studyPolysubstance use patternsCraving managementLife eventsCravingPolysubstance misuseSubstance useOpioid amountsPain ratingsStress/traumaObservational studyAnxietyPainPolysubstance
2020
A Laboratory‐Based Study of the Priming Effects of Food Cues and Stress on Hunger and Food Intake in Individuals with Obesity
Chao AM, Fogelman N, Hart R, Grilo CM, Sinha R. A Laboratory‐Based Study of the Priming Effects of Food Cues and Stress on Hunger and Food Intake in Individuals with Obesity. Obesity 2020, 28: 2090-2097. PMID: 32918391, PMCID: PMC7644599, DOI: 10.1002/oby.22952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-calorie foodsFood cuesWeight statusNormal weightStress cuesScript-driven imagery taskHigh-calorie snack foodsVisual analog scaleLow-calorie snacksNeutral cuesCue exposureAnalog scaleImagery tasksEffects of exposureCue responsesPriming effectTotal caloriesFood intakeObesitySeparate daysCuesAd libitumLaboratory-based experimental studyCaloriesParticipantsA Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period
Fogelman N, Magin Z, Hart R, Sinha R. A Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period. Behavioral Medicine 2020, 48: 162-170. PMID: 32552603, PMCID: PMC7744435, DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2020.1780192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexCumulative Adversity InterviewLife traumaWeight gainChronic stressMass indexObesity-related health outcomesTrauma copingGreater weight gainLean individualsTrauma eventsObesity epidemicLongitudinal effectsHealth outcomesCurrent findingsLongitudinal studyTraumaVulnerable individualsObesitySignificant increaseTwo-year periodIndividualsCopingHigh levelsOverweight
2019
Food craving, cortisol and ghrelin responses in modeling highly palatable snack intake in the laboratory
Sinha R, Gu P, Hart R, Guarnaccia JB. Food craving, cortisol and ghrelin responses in modeling highly palatable snack intake in the laboratory. Physiology & Behavior 2019, 208: 112563. PMID: 31145919, PMCID: PMC6620125, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood cuesHP foodsCue exposureFood cravingsFood motivationFood cue exposureOverweight/obese rangeImagery exposureImagery conditionCue environmentSnack testBiobehavioral processesBody mass indexPalatable foodNeutral conditionsCuesNeuroendocrine responsesSnack intakeGroup effectsOB conditionsCravingTest dayAnxietyWeight gainCortisol response
2018
Craving, cortisol and behavioral alcohol motivation responses to stress and alcohol cue contexts and discrete cues in binge and non‐binge drinkers
Blaine SK, Nautiyal N, Hart R, Guarnaccia JB, Sinha R. Craving, cortisol and behavioral alcohol motivation responses to stress and alcohol cue contexts and discrete cues in binge and non‐binge drinkers. Addiction Biology 2018, 24: 1096-1108. PMID: 30091823, PMCID: PMC6785022, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol taste testAlcohol cuesAlcohol motivationBehavioral motivationEffects of cravingCortisol responseSelf-reported alcohol useModerate social drinkersNon-binge drinkersGreater cortisol responseAlcohol use disorderCue conditionDiscrete cuesAlcohol contextContext cuesMotivation responsesSocial drinkersLower cortisol responseHigher cravingBinge/Group statusCuesAlcohol effectsCravingAlcohol use