2022
COVID-19 Traumatic Disaster Appraisal and Stress Symptoms Among Health Care Workers
Olson K, Fogelman N, Maturo L, Alvarado J, Ball S, Forray A, Hu M, Ivy M, Kapo J, Krystal J, Mayes L, Rohrbaugh R, Southwick S, Tebes J, Wassel B, Sinha R. COVID-19 Traumatic Disaster Appraisal and Stress Symptoms Among Health Care Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2022, 64: 934-941. PMID: 35959912, PMCID: PMC9640251, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCare workersChronic mental healthCross-sectional evaluationTotal Worker HealthAdverse psychological outcomesPredictive factorsSevere stress eventsResponse rateCare qualityMental healthAdverse effectsPrivate practitionersHigh levelsWorkers' healthSense of controlStress symptomsPsychological outcomesLevel of educationGreater proportionHealthPandemicStress eventsSymptomsWorkersPerspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibromatosis type 1 and pain management experts
Grau LE, Larkin K, Lalloo C, Stinson JN, Zempsky WT, Ball SA, Buono FD. Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibromatosis type 1 and pain management experts. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e056692. PMID: 35840301, PMCID: PMC9295671, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain management expertsNeurofibromatosis type 1Type 1Self-management mobile appAudio-recorded focus groupsChronic painAPP levelsFocus groupsPainPotential associationMobile health applicationsNF1 groupTypes of participantsGenetic disordersNeeds of individualsOnline focus group discussionsOnline focus groupsFocus group discussionsAppropriate visualsGroupParticipant groupsFree accessSpecific needsIndividualsHealth applicationsComputer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy for Spanish-speaking substance users: adaptation and satisfaction
Silva M, Añez L, Carroll K, Jaramillo Y, Kiluk B, Frankforter T, Ball S, Gordon M, Paris M. Computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy for Spanish-speaking substance users: adaptation and satisfaction. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2022, 23: 251-271. PMID: 35714996, PMCID: PMC10350903, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2086194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputer-based trainingCognitive-behavioral skills trainingCognitive behavioral therapy programSubstance useBehavioral therapy programCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral health interventionsBehavioral therapySkills trainingMonolingual SpanishSubstance usersLife experiencesTherapy programProgram contentCultural adaptationSpanishTrainingSatisfactionHealth interventionsAdultsCBT4CBTHigh levelsParticipantsAdaptationIntervention
2021
Innovation in the treatment of persistent pain in adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): Implementation of the iCanCope mobile application
Buono FD, Lalloo C, Larkin K, Zempsky WT, Ball S, Grau LE, Pham Q, Stinson J. Innovation in the treatment of persistent pain in adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): Implementation of the iCanCope mobile application. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2021, 25: 100883. PMID: 35036627, PMCID: PMC8743203, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurofibromatosis type 1Pain symptomsNF1 populationType 1Chronic pain symptomsSelf-management treatmentPersistent painTreatment satisfactionTreatment optionsControl studySix weeksPainPsychometric evaluationContingency managementInitial effectivenessGenetic disordersThird groupSymptomsAdultsTreatmentPopulationDifferent populationsGroupParticipants' experiencesGreater reach
2020
Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience
Krystal JH, Alvarado J, Ball SA, Fortunati FG, Hu M, Ivy ME, Kapo J, Olson KD, Rohrbaugh RM, Sinha R, Tebes JK, Vender RJ, Yonkers KA, Mayes LC. Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience. General Hospital Psychiatry 2020, 68: 12-18. PMID: 33254081, PMCID: PMC7680059, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMentorship for Addiction Problems (MAP): A New Behavioral Intervention to Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders.
Tracy K, Wachtel L, Goldmann E, Nissenfeld J, Burton M, Galanter M, Ball SA. Mentorship for Addiction Problems (MAP): A New Behavioral Intervention to Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2020, 81: 664-672. PMID: 33028480, PMCID: PMC8076492, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2020.81.664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersWeek 13Use disordersOutpatient substance use disorder treatmentHigh patient interestNew behavioral interventionNew behavioral treatmentSubstance useSubstance use disorder treatmentTreatment weeks 1Drug use scoresSuccessful treatment outcomeUse disorder treatmentAddiction Severity Index AlcoholDelivery of treatmentAddiction problemsPreliminary efficacyWeeks 0Treatment outcomesTreatment efficacyWeek 1Disorder treatmentDrug useBehavioral treatmentBehavioral interventionsHookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students.
El Shahawy O, Park SH, Rogers ES, Shearston JA, Thompson AB, Cooper SC, Freudenberg N, Ball SA, Abrams D, Shelley D, Sherman SE. Hookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, And Policy 2020, 15: 65. PMID: 32859230, PMCID: PMC7453717, DOI: 10.1186/s13011-020-00283-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
How Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York Are Taking Action to Address the Opioid Epidemic.
Hernandez Y, Meyers-Ohki S, Farkas S, Ball S, Leonard K, Rotrosen J, Saitz R. How Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York Are Taking Action to Address the Opioid Epidemic. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: 1621-1622. PMID: 30403507, PMCID: PMC6236727, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCulturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Paris M, Silva M, Añez-Nava L, Jaramillo Y, Kiluk BD, Gordon MA, Nich C, Frankforter T, Devore K, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Culturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: 1535-1542. PMID: 30252519, PMCID: PMC6187780, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCognitive-behavioral treatmentUse disordersSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsWeb-based cognitive behavioral therapyCurrent substance use disorderUse outcomesRandomized clinical trialsStandard outpatient treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary outcomeStandard treatmentOutpatient treatmentStandard outpatientTreatment completionHealth disparitiesBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatmentAddiction treatmentTreatment-seeking individualsGreater reductionTreatmentDisordersAn investigation of an open‐access model for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment
Madden LM, Farnum SO, Eggert KF, Quanbeck AR, Freeman RM, Ball SA, Schottenfeld RS, Shi JM, Savage ME, Barry DT. An investigation of an open‐access model for scaling up methadone maintenance treatment. Addiction 2018, 113: 1450-1458. PMID: 29453891, DOI: 10.1111/add.14198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical opioid useOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentOpioid useMaintenance treatmentTreatment accessUse disordersTreatment modelMethadone maintenance treatment centersMaintenance treatment centersDeleterious effectsMethadone treatmentPatient mortalityTreatment optionsTreatment outcomesTreatment centersProspective patientsRate of retentionPatient censusRapid enrollmentAddiction treatmentApparent deleterious effectsTreatmentMortalityProgrammatic outcomesBorderline personality disorder: an adaptation of the Taiwan short version of the screening inventory into Brazilian Portuguese.
Coronato-Nunes T, Silva-Fonseca VAD, Ball S, Seixas A, Jean-Louis G, Hirano RS, Parrot TM. Borderline personality disorder: an adaptation of the Taiwan short version of the screening inventory into Brazilian Portuguese. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2018, 40: 16-20. PMID: 29641649, DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Verslaving en persoonlijkheidspathologie
Verheul R, van den Bosch W, Ball S. Verslaving en persoonlijkheidspathologie. 2017, 483-501. DOI: 10.1007/978-90-368-0931-3_24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy
Richter L, Pugh BS, Smith PH, Ball SA. The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 132-145. PMID: 27494436, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2016.1193511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useNicotine productsDrug useSubstance useClinical practiceProduct useSubstance use disordersRepresentative US surveyPoly-substance useDiagnostic criteriaNicotine addictionNicotine useNational surveyAddictionPreventionFuture studiesUS surveyAdultsPotential riskRiskAddiction researchDemographic groupsNicotineNonusersAssessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana
Richter L, Pugh BS, Ball SA. Assessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 247-260. PMID: 27292878, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2016.1164711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarijuana use disorderUse disordersBlack race/ethnicityTobacco/nicotine useSubstance useDrug use disordersMental health characteristicsDSM-IV criteriaRegression analysisRecent national estimatesComprehensive prevalence estimateMental health variablesRace/ethnicityMarijuana usersMultinomial regression analysisHealth characteristicsDisorder prevalenceNicotine usePrevalence estimatesDrug useYounger ageNational estimatesHealth variablesDisordersAgeA randomized factorial trial of disulfiram and contingency management to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy for cocaine dependence
Carroll KM, Nich C, Petry NM, Eagan DA, Shi JM, Ball SA. A randomized factorial trial of disulfiram and contingency management to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy for cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 160: 135-142. PMID: 26817621, PMCID: PMC4767616, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyCocaine outcomesCocaine dependenceCombination of CMDouble-blind clinical trialBehavioral therapyCommunity-based outpatient clinicsUrine sample testingBlind clinical trialSustained treatment effectContingency managementDSM-IV criteriaRandomized factorial trialCurrent cocaine dependenceWeekly individual sessionsCocaine use disorderSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeYear followOutpatient clinicAddition of disulfiramClinical trialsUse disordersCBT treatmentFactorial trialIntroduction and Significance
Jacobs S, Ball S, Davidson L, Díaz E, DeSanto Iennaco J, McMahon T, Rohrbaugh R, Steiner J, Styron T, Sernyak M, Zonana H. Introduction and Significance. 2016, 1-12. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0001.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConclusion and Future Challenges
Jacobs S, Ball S, Davidson L, Díaz E, DeSanto Iennaco J, McMahon T, Rohrbaugh R, Steiner J, Styron T, Sernyak M, Zonana H. Conclusion and Future Challenges. 2016, 273-286. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190214678.003.0019.Chapters
2015
Marijuana Legalization: Impact on Physicians and Public Health
Wilkinson ST, Yarnell S, Radhakrishnan R, Ball SA, D'Souza DC. Marijuana Legalization: Impact on Physicians and Public Health. Annual Review Of Medicine 2015, 67: 1-14. PMID: 26515984, PMCID: PMC4900958, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-med-050214-013454.BooksConceptsNausea/vomitingRobust clinical evidenceCertain public health issuesPublic health impactPublic health issuePublic healthHigh rateMarijuana useDependence/addictionLegitimate medical useNeuropathic painOpioid useClinical evidenceMultiple sclerosisPulmonary disordersUnintentional ingestionHealth problemsTherapeutic promiseAcute marijuana intoxicationHealth issuesMarijuana intoxicationRecreational useHealth impactsMarijuana productsCannabinoids
2014
Gender differences in clinical outcomes for cocaine dependence: Randomized clinical trials of behavioral therapy and disulfiram
DeVito EE, Babuscio TA, Nich C, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Gender differences in clinical outcomes for cocaine dependence: Randomized clinical trials of behavioral therapy and disulfiram. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 145: 156-167. PMID: 25457739, PMCID: PMC4268325, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsClinical trialsClinical outcomesTreatment outcomesCocaine dependenceBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatment conditionsPoor treatment outcomesEvidence-based treatmentsGender differencesWidespread clinical implementationPoor outcomePharmacological treatmentMedication conditionAddiction pharmacotherapyCocaine useSecondary analysisBehavioral treatmentClinical implementationWomenCareful assessmentDisulfiramOutcomesTrialsMenA pilot trial of a videogame-based exercise program for methadone maintained patients
Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Moore BA, Ball SA, Beitel M, Savant JD, Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Doucette C, Barry DT. A pilot trial of a videogame-based exercise program for methadone maintained patients. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2014, 47: 299-305. PMID: 25012555, PMCID: PMC4487635, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2014.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise interventionSubstance useSubstance use disorder treatmentMethadone-maintained patientsStudy completion ratesPhysical activity levelsGreater physical activityWii Fit PlusUse disorder treatmentExercise programSedentary controlsPilot trialPhysical activityDisorder treatmentActive game playPilot studyActivity levelsInterventionPatientsCompletion ratesHigh satisfactionFurther investigationTrialsPsychological wellnessParticipants