2017
The development and initial evaluation of the Pornography-Use Avoidance Self-Efficacy Scale
Kraus SW, Rosenberg H, Martino S, Nich C, Potenza MN. The development and initial evaluation of the Pornography-Use Avoidance Self-Efficacy Scale. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2017, 6: 354-363. PMID: 28889754, PMCID: PMC5700731, DOI: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Mindfulness Training and Stress Reactivity in Substance Abuse: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Stage I Pilot Study
Brewer JA, Sinha R, Chen JA, Michalsen RN, Babuscio TA, Nich C, Grier A, Bergquist KL, Reis DL, Potenza MN, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ. Mindfulness Training and Stress Reactivity in Substance Abuse: Results from a Randomized, Controlled Stage I Pilot Study. Substance Abuse 2009, 30: 306-317. PMID: 19904666, PMCID: PMC3045038, DOI: 10.1080/08897070903250241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCognitive behavioral therapyUse disordersDrug useStress reactivityMindfulness trainingCocaine use disorderTreatment satisfactionOutpatient settingStage IStress provocationBehavioral therapySubstance abuseTreatment acceptabilityPilot studySubstance useTreatmentDisordersProvocationPhysiological indicesRandomizedTherapyStudyIndividualsWeeklyd-Cycloserine attenuates reactivity to smoking cues in nicotine dependent smokers: A pilot investigation
Santa Ana EJ, Rounsaville BJ, Frankforter TL, Nich C, Babuscio T, Poling J, Gonsai K, Hill KP, Carroll KM. d-Cycloserine attenuates reactivity to smoking cues in nicotine dependent smokers: A pilot investigation. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2009, 104: 220-227. PMID: 19592176, PMCID: PMC2791457, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking cuesCue exposure therapyExposure therapyD-cycloserineVivo smoking cuesBehavioral exposure therapyCue exposure treatmentNicotine dependenceNicotine-dependent smokersPilot laboratory studyCue reactivitySubjective urgePhysiological reactivityExposure treatmentCuesDependent smokersAbstinence of smokingPlace preferenceSmoking behaviorExpired carbon monoxide levelsPilot investigationExploratory analysisGeneral communityOne weekPrior studies
2008
Computer-Assisted Delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Addiction: A Randomized Trial of CBT4CBT
Carroll KM, Ball SA, Martino S, Nich C, Babuscio TA, Nuro KF, Gordon MA, Portnoy GA, Rounsaville BJ. Computer-Assisted Delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Addiction: A Randomized Trial of CBT4CBT. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2008, 165: 881-888. PMID: 18450927, PMCID: PMC2562873, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07111835.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Impact of Personality Disorders on Alcohol‐Use Outcomes in a Pharmacotherapy Trial for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Axis I Disorders
Ralevski E, Ball S, Nich C, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. The Impact of Personality Disorders on Alcohol‐Use Outcomes in a Pharmacotherapy Trial for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Axis I Disorders. American Journal On Addictions 2007, 16: 443-449. PMID: 18058408, DOI: 10.1080/10550490701643336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DeterrentsAlcoholismAntisocial Personality DisorderBehavior, AddictiveBorderline Personality DisorderComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisulfiramFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPatient CompliancePersonality DisordersPlacebosPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesTreatment OutcomeConceptsBorderline personality disorderAxis I DisordersAlcohol dependenceAlcohol use outcomesPersonality disorderI disordersAxis IComorbid Axis I disordersContext of pharmacotherapyAxis II disordersMajor Axis IMedication trialsPharmacotherapy trialsPoor responseOutcome measuresPatientsNaltrexoneAlcohol useDiagnosisUse outcomesDiagnosis of antisocialDisordersDisulfiramOutcomesASPD
1998
Fluoxetine treatment of depressive disorders in methadone-maintained opioid addicts
Petrakis I, Carroll K, Nich C, Gordon L, Kosten T, Rounsaville B. Fluoxetine treatment of depressive disorders in methadone-maintained opioid addicts. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 1998, 50: 221-226. PMID: 9649975, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00032-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine useOpioid addictsMedication effectsDepressive symptomsSignificant decreaseEffectiveness of fluoxetineSelf-reported cocaine useDrug use outcomesSubsample of subjectsFluoxetine treatmentUrine toxicologySelf-reported useDepressive disorderSevere depressionHeroin useFluoxetineEffective agentUse outcomesDepressionPlaceboSignificant differencesTreatmentSymptomsAddictsMethadone