2021
Alcohol craving and withdrawal at treatment entry prospectively predict alcohol use outcomes during outpatient treatment
Martins JS, Fogelman N, Wemm S, Hwang S, Sinha R. Alcohol craving and withdrawal at treatment entry prospectively predict alcohol use outcomes during outpatient treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 231: 109253. PMID: 34998258, PMCID: PMC8818273, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use outcomesAlcohol cravingTreatment entryDays/weekSleep difficultiesOutpatient treatmentAbstinence symptomsUse outcomesPre-treatment alcohol useEffects of cravingTreatment-seeking adultsAlcohol useAlcohol use disorder treatmentRelapse prevention counselingDrinking-related outcomesHeavy drinkingDrinking days/weekOutpatient AUD treatmentGreater alcoholChronic alcohol useDistress symptomsUse disorder treatmentAUD treatmentAverage drinksCraving
2019
A day-by-day prospective analysis of stress, craving and risk of next day alcohol intake during alcohol use disorder treatment
Wemm SE, Larkin C, Hermes G, Tennen H, Sinha R. A day-by-day prospective analysis of stress, craving and risk of next day alcohol intake during alcohol use disorder treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 204: 107569. PMID: 31574406, PMCID: PMC6916671, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol intakeEarly treatmentAlcohol use disorder treatmentStressful eventsNovel treatment approachesAlcohol relapse riskUse disorder treatmentNext dayWeeks of outpatientStress-induced cravingAlcohol use outcomesRelapse riskProspective analysisUse disordersAUD patientsTreatment approachesDisorder treatmentHigher cravingDaily diariesUse outcomesIntakeAUD individualsCravingDrinking amount