2016
Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain
Beitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentPhysical activity levelsExercise group participationChronic painPhysical activityPsychiatric distressMaintenance treatmentActivity levelsPast weekVigorous-intensity physical activityExercise of patientsIntensity physical activityExercise groupExercise interventionPainBrief self-report instrumentPatientsLow levelsSelf-report instrumentDistressWeeksDepressionTreatmentGroup participationParticipants
2014
The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Barry DT, Savant JD, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Kerns RD, Moore BA, Oberleitner L, Joy MT, Keneally N, Liong C, Carroll KM. The Feasibility and Acceptability of Groups for Pain Management in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2014, 8: 338-344. PMID: 25100310, PMCID: PMC4177009, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMaintenance treatmentRelaxation trainingMultimodal pain management approachAcceptability of groupsCharacteristic pain intensityPain management interventionsMethadone-maintained patientsPain management approachesPain intensityPain managementSession attendancePainGroup singingDecreased anxietyMindful walkingPatientsTreatmentAttendanceGroupWalkingManagement interventionsAcceptability
2012
Psychopathology and Pain Correlates of Dispositional Optimism in Methadone‐Maintained Patients
Beitel M, Savant JD, Cutter CJ, Peters S, Belisle N, Barry DT. Psychopathology and Pain Correlates of Dispositional Optimism in Methadone‐Maintained Patients. American Journal On Addictions 2012, 21: s56-s62. PMID: 23786512, PMCID: PMC3703875, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMMT patientsChronic painDispositional optimismCurrent chronic painOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderEmotional strainPosttraumatic stress disorderPain correlateMultivariable analysisMaintenance treatmentClinical correlatesDependent patientsLow levelsPersonality disorder criteriaPaucity of studiesHigh levelsUse disordersPatientsPainTreatment programDisorder criteriaStress disorder
2010
Conventional and Nonconventional Pain Treatment Utilization Among Opioid Dependent Individuals With Pain Seeking Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Needs Assessment Study
Barry DT, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Joshi D, Falcioni J, Schottenfeld RS. Conventional and Nonconventional Pain Treatment Utilization Among Opioid Dependent Individuals With Pain Seeking Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Needs Assessment Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2010, 4: 81-87. PMID: 21769025, PMCID: PMC2846657, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e3181ac913a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentPain treatment utilizationPain treatmentMaintenance treatmentTreatment utilizationConventional pain treatmentAlternative medicine utilizationOpioid-dependent individualsTypical pain intensityRecent painPain reductionPain intensityChronic painOpioid dependenceCounter medicationsMMT programPhysical therapyMedicine utilizationPhysical exerciseAlternative medicinePainConventional medicineLifetime historyHeat therapyHistory status