2022
Effects of acute alcohol administration on working memory: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Spinola S, De Vita M, Gilmour C, Maisto S. Effects of acute alcohol administration on working memory: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 695-708. PMID: 35075512, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06060-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute alcohol administrationAlcohol administrationAlcohol dosesSystematic reviewMemory outcomeResultsThirty-two studiesAcute alcohol effectsAlcohol doseStudy qualityHealthy adultsMemory impairmentExecutive function deficitsFunction deficitsAlcohol effectsHealthy participantsAdministrationSystematic searchMixed-effects modelsComparative controlFunctioning componentHazardous behaviorDoseDosesControl conditionOutcomes
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 subscales
2020
A psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan
Spinola S, Hoff RA, Tsai J. A psychosocial mediational model of homelessness among U.S. male and female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Health & Social Care In The Community 2020, 29: 453-463. PMID: 32662176, DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13106.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior
Spinola S, Maisto S, White C, Huddleson T. Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on executive functions controlling self-regulated behavior. Alcohol 2017, 61: 1-8. PMID: 28599712, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.02.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionSelf-regulated behaviorRisk-taking behaviorExecutive functioningDose of alcoholPractice effectsHeavy drinkersBeverage conditionControl participantsAcute alcohol intoxicationMemory dataSignificant impairmentAlcohol intoxicationMixed-methods study designMethodological concernsDeficitsMemoryParticipantsSignificant interactionPlacebo participantsLow BACsDrinkersAlcohol consumption
2016
Cocaine Use and Sexual Risk Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness
Bishop T, Maisto S, Spinola S. Cocaine Use and Sexual Risk Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2016, 12: 205-217. PMID: 27797655, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2016.1253903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mental illnessRisky sexual behaviorMental illnessSexual riskStimulant useSexual behaviorNarrative reviewRates of HIVPresent narrative reviewFull-text reviewPartner-related riskPositive associationMale outpatientsSelect populationMean sample sizeDrug useCocaine useCondom useFinal reviewIllnessStudy designCocainePsycARTICLES databasesRiskText review
2015
Mental Health Predictors of Veterans Willingness to Consider Research Participation
Funderburk J, Spinola S, Maisto S. Mental Health Predictors of Veterans Willingness to Consider Research Participation. Military Medicine 2015, 180: 697-701. PMID: 26032386, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-14-00478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans' willingnessMental health predictorsMental health impairmentMental health factorsPoor mental healthClinical research opportunitiesClinical studiesHealth predictorsHealth factorsMental healthHealth impairmentVeteransResearch participationPsychological functioningGreater degreeImpairment