2022
Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions about the Role of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services in Substance Use Outpatient Treatment
Earl BSW, Klee A, Edens EL, Cooke JD, Heikkila H, Grau LE. Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions about the Role of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services in Substance Use Outpatient Treatment. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9441. PMID: 35954792, PMCID: PMC9367702, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient settingChaplaincy servicesPatient motivationOne-hour focus group sessionsVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare providers' perceptionsPositive health outcomesHealth providers' viewsS careOutpatient treatmentProvider knowledgeInpatient settingTreatment clinicsOutpatient substanceHealth AdministrationHealth outcomesProviders' perceptionsPatient's religionSpiritual careProviders' viewsSpiritual assessmentCareGroup sessionsFocus group sessionsStaff membersThe Body, the Mind, and the Spirit: Including the Spiritual Domain in Mental Health Care
Van Denend J, Ford K, Berg P, Edens EL, Cooke J. The Body, the Mind, and the Spirit: Including the Spiritual Domain in Mental Health Care. Journal Of Religion And Health 2022, 61: 3571-3588. PMID: 35852727, PMCID: PMC9294786, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01609-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study
Edmond SN, Currie S, Gehrke A, Falker CG, Sung M, Abelleira A, Edens EL, Becker WC. Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1043-1046. PMID: 34940877, PMCID: PMC9383145, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease.
Edens EL, Donahue CA, Riordan CE. Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease. Connecticut Medicine 2014, 78: 487-91. PMID: 25314889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersAddiction treatmentChronic diseasesDSM-5 substance use disordersMonths of treatmentConcept pilot studyOutpatient addiction treatmentRandom alcoholAddiction treatment systemPilot resultsSustained abstinenceUse disordersIllness modelPilot studyDrug testsResidential careCarePilot participantsDay programTreatmentCurrent standardDiseasePotential effectivenessParticipantsAddiction
2013
Considering child care and parenting needs in Veterans Affairs mental health services
Tsai J, David DH, Edens EL, Crutchfield A. Considering child care and parenting needs in Veterans Affairs mental health services. Evaluation And Program Planning 2013, 39: 19-22. PMID: 23570988, DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs (VA) mental health servicesMental health servicesMental health careHealth servicesCare servicesVA mental health careHealth carePsychiatric rehabilitation centersChild careOutpatient clinicChild care servicesNeeds of adultsVeterans' accessCare programMental illnessRehabilitation centerCareConvenience sampleChild care programsSite child careVAPossible benefitsParticipantsClinicIllness