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Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain
Beitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentPhysical activity levelsExercise group participationChronic painPhysical activityPsychiatric distressMaintenance treatmentActivity levelsPast weekVigorous-intensity physical activityExercise of patientsIntensity physical activityExercise groupExercise interventionPainBrief self-report instrumentPatientsLow levelsSelf-report instrumentDistressWeeksDepressionTreatmentGroup participationParticipantsReflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study
Beitel M, Genova M, Schuman-Olivier Z, Arnold R, Avants SK, Margolin A. Reflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2007, 77: 1-9. PMID: 17352579, DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpirituality-focused interventionsSpiritual Self-Schema TherapyHIV risk behaviorsInner-city drug usersTreatment of addictionClinical trialsHIV preventionQualitative studyDrug usersDrug abstinenceTherapyTherapy development processAddiction treatmentInterventionSemistructured interviewsFocus groupsTreatmentAddicted clientsPersonal experienceClient's personal experienceAbstinence
2022
What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment
Gazzola MG, Maclean E, Beitel M, Carmichael ID, Cammack KM, Eggert KF, Roehrich T, Madden LM, Jegede O, Zheng X, Bergman E, Barry DT. What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 653-660. PMID: 36163526, PMCID: PMC9971370, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07813-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersMethadone treatmentUse disordersOutpatient methadone treatment programMethadone treatment programsPresenting problemPreferences of patientsTerminology preferencesSubstance-dependent personsCross-sectional surveyAdult patientsMean ageUnivariate analysisMain MeasuresParticipantsPatientsTreatment programKey ResultsWeSubstance abuseSubstance useDisordersSignificant differencesTreatmentDemographic differencesAddiction counselors
2010
Allopathic, Complementary, and Alternative Medical Treatment Utilization for Pain among Methadone‐Maintained Patients
Barry D, Beitel M, Cutter C, Garnet B, Joshi D, Schottenfeld R, Rounsaville B. Allopathic, Complementary, and Alternative Medical Treatment Utilization for Pain among Methadone‐Maintained Patients. American Journal On Addictions 2010, 18: 379-385. DOI: 10.1080/10550490903077671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic severe painPain treatmentTreatment utilizationMethadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) patientsMedical treatment utilizationPain treatment utilizationAlternative medicine utilizationPain reductionSevere painProgram patientsSP patientsMedicine utilizationPainPatientsEquivalent high ratesTreatmentHigh rateSimilar ratesProgram planningMMTPMethadone
2005
Making the shift from ‘addict self ’ to ‘spiritual self ’: Results from a Stage I study of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior
Avants S, Beitel M, Margolin A. Making the shift from ‘addict self ’ to ‘spiritual self ’: Results from a Stage I study of Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior. Mental Health Religion & Culture 2005, 8: 167-177. DOI: 10.1080/13694670500138924.Peer-Reviewed Original Research