2021
A Pilot Investigation of Nonpharmacological Pain Management Intervention Groups in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
DiMeola KA, Haynes J, Barone M, Beitel M, Madden LM, Cutter CJ, Raso A, Gaeta M, Zheng X, Barry DT. A Pilot Investigation of Nonpharmacological Pain Management Intervention Groups in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 229-234. PMID: 34145187, PMCID: PMC8678387, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentCurrent pain intensityPain intensityMaintenance treatmentAcute increaseIntervention groupCurrent chronic painMood statesCognitive behavioral therapyMMT clinicsChronic painAcute improvementAcute reductionAcute changesSpecific mood statesPainExergame interventionGroup attendanceUnvalidated measuresMonday-FridayPilot investigationBonferroni correctionPatientsT-testIntervention
2018
Training Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation
Butner JL, Bone C, Martinez C, Kwon G, Beitel M, Madden LM, Bono MH, Eller A, Barry DT. Training Addiction Counselors to Deliver a Brief Psychoeducational Intervention for Chronic Pain among Patients in Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Pilot Investigation. Substance Abuse 2018, 39: 199-205. PMID: 29522379, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial interventionsBrief psychosocial interventionAddiction counselorsBrief psychoeducational interventionChronic painRole of counselorsAbsence of trainingPerceived AbilityAppropriate treatment interventionsCounselor's abilityPsychoeducational interventionTreatment counselorsDrug counselorsPositive attitudesTreatment interventionsCounselorsFuture researchKnowledge scorePilot investigationTrainingPre-test knowledge scoreOpioid agonist treatmentAppropriate interventionsInterventionAttitudes