2014
Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT
Gueorguieva R, Wu R, O'Connor PG, Weisner C, Fucito LM, Hoffmann S, Mann K, O'Malley SS. Predictors of Abstinence from Heavy Drinking During Treatment in COMBINE and External Validation in PREDICT. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2014, 38: 2647-2656. PMID: 25346505, PMCID: PMC4397985, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcamprosateAge FactorsAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DeterrentsAlcohol DrinkingBehavior TherapyCombined Modality TherapyControlled Clinical Trials as TopicDecision TreesGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGermanyGoalsHumansLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNaltrexonePredictive Value of TestsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsTaurineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2005
Development and Implementation of an Emergency Practitioner–Performed Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department
D'Onofrio G, Pantalon MV, Degutis LC, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG. Development and Implementation of an Emergency Practitioner–Performed Brief Intervention for Hazardous and Harmful Drinkers in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 249-256. PMID: 15741590, PMCID: PMC1414059, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewEmergency practitionersEmergency departmentBrief interventionClinical careEfficacy of BIRoutine clinical careMean durationPatient outcomesHarmful drinkersStandardized patient scenariosClinical practicePatient scenariosDrinkersMean numberInterventionTraining sessionsCarePilot testingDepartmentSessionsHospitalTrials
2001
Targeting Behavioral Therapies to Enhance Naltrexone Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Efficacy of Contingency Management and Significant Other Involvement
Carroll KM, Ball SA, Nich C, O'Connor PG, Eagan DA, Frankforter TL, Triffleman EG, Shi J, Rounsaville BJ. Targeting Behavioral Therapies to Enhance Naltrexone Treatment of Opioid Dependence: Efficacy of Contingency Management and Significant Other Involvement. JAMA Psychiatry 2001, 58: 755-761. PMID: 11483141, PMCID: PMC3651594, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.8.755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-free urine specimensNaltrexone treatmentFamily counseling sessionsContingency managementOpioid dependenceTreatment retentionUrine specimensBehavioral therapyOpioid-dependent individualsCounseling sessionsDrug use outcomesSubstance abuse outcomesNaltrexone complianceNaltrexone therapyOpioid useAvailable pharmacotherapiesMedication complianceSpecific pharmacotherapySignificant improvementTherapyUse outcomesAbuse outcomesPrincipal outcomePharmacotherapyTreatment
1998
Alcohol abusers in primary care: readiness to change behavior
Samet J, O’Connor P. Alcohol abusers in primary care: readiness to change behavior. The American Journal Of Medicine 1998, 105: 302-306. PMID: 9809691, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00258-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcoholismBehavior TherapyFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCAGE questionnaireAlcohol abusePrimary careMean ageUrban primary care clinicAlcohol usePercent of patientsMinority of patientsPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingSubjects' mean ageContemplation stagePositive responseSubstance abuse treatmentStage of readinessAssessment of stagesMost patientsCare clinicsCare settingsAlcohol abusersLong-term recoveryPatientsRelapse preventionAbuse treatmentFurther evaluation