2024
Written exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial
Meshberg-Cohen S, Cook J, Bin-Mahfouz A, Petrakis I. Written exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 139: 107475. PMID: 38365173, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWritten exposure therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderEvidence-based psychotherapiesSubstance use disordersExposure therapyReduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD specialty clinicRates of posttraumatic stress disorderCo-occurring substance use disordersComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderSubstance use disorder outcomesDays of substance useTreatment-seeking veteransSubstance use disorder treatmentStress disorderAddiction outcomesTherapist involvementAddiction programsSUD treatmentSubstance useTrauma treatmentRandomized clinical trialsWriting conditionsHomework assignments
2023
Characteristics and Correlates of Ten-Year Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Older U.S. Military Veterans
Moye J, Kaiser A, Cook J, Fischer I, Levy B, Pietrzak R. Characteristics and Correlates of Ten-Year Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Older U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: 889-901. PMID: 37355455, PMCID: PMC10592467, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPTSD symptomsU.S. military veteransLow symptom groupCognitive difficultiesTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsHigher symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsMore lifetime traumatic eventsSymptom groupsMilitary veteransPosttraumatic stress symptomsSelf-report measuresLower PTSD symptomsLifetime traumatic eventsPTSD symptom trajectoriesUse disordersOlder U.S. veteransLatent growth mixture modelingHigh symptom groupU.S. veteransGrowth mixture modelingEmotional agingSubstance use disordersDisorder symptoms
2006
Dissemination and Feasibility of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Substance Use Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Veterans Administration
Cook JM, Walser RD, Kane V, Ruzek JI, Woody G. Dissemination and Feasibility of a Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Substance Use Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Veterans Administration. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2006, 38: 89-92. PMID: 16681179, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10399831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive-behavioral treatmentSeeking SafetySubstance use disordersStress disorderInitial efficacy dataUse disordersSignificant symptom reductionSUD-PTSDComorbid substance use disorderUncontrolled pilot studySymptom reductionEfficacy dataInteractive trainingDissemination effortsVA settingsFront-line cliniciansGroup practice modelClinician trainingDisordersVeteransTrainingRoutine treatmentFuture disseminationSafety treatments
1996
The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Elderly Residents of Public Housing
Rabins P, Black B, German P, Roca R, McGuire M, Brant L, Cook J. The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Elderly Residents of Public Housing. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 1996, 51A: m319-m324. PMID: 8914505, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51a.6.m319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance abuse/dependenceMini-Mental State ExaminationOne-month prevalenceAbuse/dependenceGeneral Health QuestionnairePsychiatric disordersMood disordersDSM-IIIElderly residentsEpidemiologic Catchment AreaStructured Clinical InterviewMental health servicesSubstance use disordersPercent of participantsElderly presentsLifetime disordersPsychiatric morbidityHealth QuestionnaireLay interviewersLifetime prevalenceHigh prevalencePrevalence ratesCurrent disorderState ExaminationUse disorders