2021
Examining a brief measure and observed cutoff scores to identify reward and relief drinking profiles: Psychometric properties and pharmacotherapy response
Votaw VR, Mann K, Kranzler HR, Roos CR, Nakovics H, Witkiewitz K. Examining a brief measure and observed cutoff scores to identify reward and relief drinking profiles: Psychometric properties and pharmacotherapy response. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 232: 109257. PMID: 35042096, PMCID: PMC8885897, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief measureCutoff scorePharmacotherapy responseAlcohol dependence severityItem response theoryGood construct validityNegative statesLatent profilesDrinking situationsDisorder outcomesDependence severityDifferential itemPsychometric propertiesDrinking subgroupDrinking measuresConstruct validityPositive experiencesHeavy drinkingRewardResponse theoryAUD medicationsDrinking profilesNaltrexone treatment responseDrinkingMeasures
2018
Profiles of recovery from alcohol use disorder at three years following treatment: can the definition of recovery be extended to include high functioning heavy drinkers?
Witkiewitz K, Wilson AD, Pearson MR, Montes KS, Kirouac M, Roos CR, Hallgren KA, Maisto SA. Profiles of recovery from alcohol use disorder at three years following treatment: can the definition of recovery be extended to include high functioning heavy drinkers? Addiction 2018, 114: 69-80. PMID: 30063267, PMCID: PMC6289769, DOI: 10.1111/add.14403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAlcohol AbstinenceAlcoholics AnonymousAlcoholismCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleMental HealthMental Health RecoveryMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingPersonal SatisfactionSocial BehaviorTreatment OutcomeUnemploymentConceptsOccasional heavy drinkersAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkersNon-heavy drinkersUse disordersPsychosocial functioningSecondary analysisMental healthInfrequent heavy drinkersTreatment-related variablesRandomized clinical trialsAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) involvementFrequent heavy drinkersPost-treatment abstinenceProfiles of recoveryClinical trialsDefinition of recoveryAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol dependence severityDrug useAlcohol useRecovery outcomesHeavy drinkingDrinkersDependence severity
2017
Who achieves low risk drinking during alcohol treatment? An analysis of patients in three alcohol clinical trials
Witkiewitz K, Pearson MR, Hallgren KA, Maisto SA, Roos CR, Kirouac M, Wilson AD, Montes KS, Heather N. Who achieves low risk drinking during alcohol treatment? An analysis of patients in three alcohol clinical trials. Addiction 2017, 112: 2112-2121. PMID: 28511286, PMCID: PMC5673549, DOI: 10.1111/add.13870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk drinkingPatterns of drinkingHeavy drinkingAlcohol dependenceSelf-reported weekly alcohol consumptionDrinking patternsPersistent heavy drinkingRepeated-measures latent class analysisWeekly alcohol consumptionAlcohol clinical trialsBehavioral intervention studyAlcohol Treatment TrialUnited Kingdom Alcohol Treatment TrialTreatment trialsCombined PharmacotherapiesClinical trialsAverage ageAlcohol consumptionAlcohol dependence severityIntervention studiesAlcohol treatmentCollateral informantsForm 90Dependence severityLatent class analysis