2022
Treatment utilization and modality preference among veterans receiving outpatient substance use disorder treatment during a pandemic
Meshberg‐Cohen S, Farook M, Gross G, Levina V, DeViva J. Treatment utilization and modality preference among veterans receiving outpatient substance use disorder treatment during a pandemic. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 32: 32-39. PMID: 36286598, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTreatment modalitiesUse disordersClinical variablesCOVID-19Outpatient substance use disorder treatmentElectronic medical record dataSubstance use disorder treatmentTreatment utilization patternsMain treatment modalityRetrospective electronic medical record dataEmergency room visitsOpioid use disorderPsychiatric emergency room visitsMedical record dataUse disorder treatmentUtilization patternsCocaine use disorderBinary logistic regressionRoom visitsSUD diagnosisTelephone appointmentsTreatment utilizationChi-square analysisNumber of visits
2021
Binge drinking following residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans with and without alcohol use disorder
Meshberg-Cohen S, Gross GM, Kachadourian LK, Harpaz-Rotem I. Binge drinking following residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans with and without alcohol use disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 143: 202-208. PMID: 34500350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaAlcohol use disorderPTSD symptom improvementResidential treatmentBinge drinkingStress disorderPTSD symptom changeResidential PTSD treatmentPTSD symptom decreaseUse disordersBinge drinking daysAlcohol-related variablesPTSD treatmentTrauma typesSexual traumaProblematic drinkingCombat exposureDrinking outcomesSymptom changeGreater likelihoodSymptom improvementBingeSymptom decreaseAlcohol use