2020
Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy
Morie KP, Potenza MN, Beitel M, Oberleitner LM, Roos CR, Yip SW, Oberleitner DE, Gaeta M, Barry DT. Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 218: 108387. PMID: 33168339, PMCID: PMC8103623, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPain interferencePain acceptancePain experienceUse disordersMethadone maintenance therapySubset of patientsMethadone-treated patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug use historyReporting painPain severityImportant intervention targetMaintenance treatmentMore painPain catastrophizingPainPatientsEffect of alexithymiaTreatment targetsDrug useIntervention targetsRole of alexithymiaRegression analysisSelf-report measures
2019
Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation
Morie KP, Jackson S, Zhai ZW, Potenza MN, Dritschel B. Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 2935-2945. PMID: 31028592, PMCID: PMC7375152, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04020-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEmotional regulationAutistic featuresSerial multiple mediator modelEmotion regulation difficultiesHigh functioning autismAnxiety/depression symptomsMood disordersMultiple mediator modelImportance of alexithymiaCo-morbid anxietyDepression symptom severityDepression/anxietyRegulation difficultiesAutistic symptomsSpectrum disorderMediator modelAlexithymiaDepression symptomsSymptom severityAnxietyYoung adultsSerial relationshipOutcome variablesDisorders
2017
Gray‐matter relationships to diagnostic and transdiagnostic features of drug and behavioral addictions
Yip SW, Worhunsky PD, Xu J, Morie KP, Constable RT, Malison RT, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Gray‐matter relationships to diagnostic and transdiagnostic features of drug and behavioral addictions. Addiction Biology 2017, 23: 394-402. PMID: 28150390, PMCID: PMC5538947, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Regulating task-monitoring systems in response to variable reward contingencies and outcomes in cocaine addicts
Morie KP, De Sanctis P, Garavan H, Foxe JJ. Regulating task-monitoring systems in response to variable reward contingencies and outcomes in cocaine addicts. Psychopharmacology 2016, 233: 1105-1118. PMID: 26861797, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-4191-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward processingTask successConsummatory reward processingEvent-related potentialsSpeeded response taskValue of rewardsMeasures of anhedoniaCocaine usersNeural measuresReward contingenciesPredictive cuesReward motivationReward receiptReward outcomesTask contingenciesResponse taskActive cocaine abusersReward probabilityHedonic toneAnticipatory responsesVulnerability markerReward scheduleMonitoring deficienciesAnhedoniaReward
2015
Alexithymia level and response to computer-based training in cognitive behavioral therapy among cocaine-dependent methadone maintained individuals
Morie KP, Nich C, Hunkele K, Potenza MN, Carroll KM. Alexithymia level and response to computer-based training in cognitive behavioral therapy among cocaine-dependent methadone maintained individuals. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 152: 157-163. PMID: 25982006, PMCID: PMC4458169, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research