2024
Giving Voice to Women with Substance Use Disorder: Findings from Expressive Writing About Trauma
Jallo N, Kinser P, Eglovitch M, Worcman N, Webster P, Alvanzo A, Svikis D, Meshberg-Cohen S. Giving Voice to Women with Substance Use Disorder: Findings from Expressive Writing About Trauma. Women's Health Reports 2024, 5: 223-230. PMID: 38516652, PMCID: PMC10956529, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersExpressive writingTrauma eventsResidential SUD treatmentResidential SUD programsInterpersonal traumaTrauma exposureInterpersonal betrayalUse disorderSelf-conceptAddiction treatmentSUD programsTrauma experiencesSUD treatmentParental neglectWritten wordWriting sessionsEmotional consequencesEW conditionSecondary data analysisDisordersParticipantsTraumaSexual violenceAddiction
2021
Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders
Spinola S, Fenton BT, Meshberg-Cohen S, Black AC, Rosen MI. Comparison of attitudes towards the service connection claims process among veterans filing for PTSD and veterans filing for musculoskeletal disorders. Medicine 2021, 100: e27068. PMID: 34477140, PMCID: PMC8415949, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMusculoskeletal disordersPTSD groupDisorder groupPTSD claimantsClinical characteristicsOperation New Dawn veteransSecondary data analysisNew Dawn veteransOperation Enduring FreedomPTSD claimsOperation Iraqi FreedomNegative expectationsStress disorderDisordersDepressionVeteransEffects of demographicsEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomInventory subscalesTreatment outcomes in individuals diagnosed with comorbid opioid use disorder and Posttraumatic stress disorder: A review
Meshberg-Cohen S, MacLean R, Martin A, Sofuoglu M, Petrakis IL. Treatment outcomes in individuals diagnosed with comorbid opioid use disorder and Posttraumatic stress disorder: A review. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122: 107026. PMID: 34182307, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid opioid use disorderStress disorderImpact of PTSDPresence of PTSDComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersOpioid use disorderMultiple mental health problemsMental health problemsPTSD treatmentComparison participantsTreatment outcomesPTSD diagnosisPsychosocial problemsStandardized assessmentConcurrent diagnosisPsychiatric conditionsMedical record diagnosisDrug useIndividualsDisordersPublic health emergencyRecord diagnosisInclusion criteria
2020
Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
Petrakis I, Ralevski E, Arias AJ, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Gianoli M, McCarthy E, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Yoon G. Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 515-524. PMID: 32462773, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAnticonvulsantsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Double-Blind MethodFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthZonisamideConceptsAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComorbid alcohol use disorderSymptoms of PTSDUse disordersStress disorderPilot studyNonsignificant higher rateDouble-blind fashionReal-world treatmentCurrent alcohol dependenceEvidence-based psychotherapiesHigh rateAdjunctive treatmentPreliminary efficacyTreatment strategiesPsychosocial treatmentsPTSD outcomesZonisamideAlcohol dependencePlaceboLarger studyAlcohol useDisorders
2015
Comorbid Alcohol Disorder Intensifies Patterns of Psychological Symptoms Among Women
Newland P, Meshberg-Cohen S, Flick L, Beatty K, Smith J. Comorbid Alcohol Disorder Intensifies Patterns of Psychological Symptoms Among Women. The Journal For Nurse Practitioners 2015, 11: 618-625. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2015.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderPsychological symptomsBrief Symptom Inventory subscalesDrug use disordersCo-occurring psychological symptomsUse disordersSubstance abuse treatmentPhobic anxietyParanoid ideationAbuse treatmentPsychoticism scoresInventory subscalesPractice implicationsAnxietyNurse practitionersSecondary analysisSymptomsDisordersAdverse effectsPsychoticismHigh levelsSubscalesWomenCertain patternsIdeation
2014
Co-Occurring Chronic Depression and Alcohol Dependence
Penberthy J, Gioia C, Konig A, Martin A, Cockrell S, Meshberg-Cohen S. Co-Occurring Chronic Depression and Alcohol Dependence. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2014, 13: 54-67. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0b013e31827de84e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-dependent individualsChronic depressionAlcohol dependenceAlcohol intakeCo-occurring alcohol dependenceSuccessful treatment optionCognitive Behavioral Analysis SystemBehavioral Analysis SystemTreatment optionsCBASPBehavioral treatmentIndividual disordersDepressionDrinking levelsAvoidance learningTherapyHigh rateEarly traumaTreatmentIntakeDisordersIndividualsPopulationSymptomsTrauma
2007
Panic disorder, trait anxiety, and alcohol use in pregnant and nonpregnant women
Meshberg-Cohen S, Svikis D. Panic disorder, trait anxiety, and alcohol use in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2007, 48: 504-510. PMID: 17954134, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonpregnant womenPanic disorderAlcohol useGynecology clinicPregnant womenPotential risk factorsHealth-related behaviorsTreatment of panicHigh trait anxietyUrban obstetricsRisk factorsPregnancy statusPsychologic functioningObstetricsTrait anxietyCurrent study findingsWomenDisordersMore alcoholDemographic informationGreater alcohol useSignificant predictorsAnxiety levelsClinicTrait anxiety levels