2016
The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy
Richter L, Pugh BS, Smith PH, Ball SA. The co-occurrence of nicotine and other substance use and addiction among youth and adults in the United States: implications for research, practice, and policy. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2016, 43: 132-145. PMID: 27494436, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2016.1193511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine product useNicotine productsDrug useSubstance useClinical practiceProduct useSubstance use disordersRepresentative US surveyPoly-substance useDiagnostic criteriaNicotine addictionNicotine useNational surveyAddictionPreventionFuture studiesUS surveyAdultsPotential riskRiskAddiction researchDemographic groupsNicotineNonusers
2007
The Impact of Personality Disorders on Alcohol‐Use Outcomes in a Pharmacotherapy Trial for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Axis I Disorders
Ralevski E, Ball S, Nich C, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. The Impact of Personality Disorders on Alcohol‐Use Outcomes in a Pharmacotherapy Trial for Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Axis I Disorders. American Journal On Addictions 2007, 16: 443-449. PMID: 18058408, DOI: 10.1080/10550490701643336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DeterrentsAlcoholismAntisocial Personality DisorderBehavior, AddictiveBorderline Personality DisorderComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisulfiramFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPatient CompliancePersonality DisordersPlacebosPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesTreatment OutcomeConceptsBorderline personality disorderAxis I DisordersAlcohol dependenceAlcohol use outcomesPersonality disorderI disordersAxis IComorbid Axis I disordersContext of pharmacotherapyAxis II disordersMajor Axis IMedication trialsPharmacotherapy trialsPoor responseOutcome measuresPatientsNaltrexoneAlcohol useDiagnosisUse outcomesDiagnosis of antisocialDisordersDisulfiramOutcomesASPD
2000
Comorbid Psychopathology in Binge Eating Disorder: Relation to Eating Disorder Severity at Baseline and Following Treatment
Wilfley D, Friedman M, Dounchis J, Stein R, Welch R, Ball S. Comorbid Psychopathology in Binge Eating Disorder: Relation to Eating Disorder Severity at Baseline and Following Treatment. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2000, 68: 641-649. PMID: 10965639, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.68.4.641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxis II psychopathologyComorbid psychopathologyDisorder severityStructured Clinical InterviewCluster B personality disordersAxis I psychopathologyBinge Eating DisorderB personality disordersEating Disorder ExaminationTreatment outcomesPsychotherapy trialsCluster B disordersBED patientsClinical InterviewDSM-IIISevere bingeDisorder ExaminationDisorder psychopathologyPersonality disorderEating DisordersBingeDisordersBaselineB disordersTreatmentA general system for evaluating therapist adherence and competence in psychotherapy research in the addictions
Carroll K, Nich C, Sifry R, Nuro K, Frankforter T, Ball S, Fenton L, Rounsaville B. A general system for evaluating therapist adherence and competence in psychotherapy research in the addictions. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2000, 57: 225-238. PMID: 10661673, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(99)00049-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapist adherenceRandomized clinical trialsSubstance use disordersDrug abuse treatmentYale AdherenceClinical trialsPharmacotherapy researchUse disordersBehavioral treatmentAbuse treatmentClinical researchAdherenceTreatmentComparison treatmentCompetence scoresExcellent reliabilityAddictionDiscriminant validityCompetence ScaleFactor structurePsychotherapy research
1999
Rates of personality disorders in substance abusers: a comparison between DSM-III-R and DSM-IV.
Poling J, Rounsaville B, Ball S, Tennen H, Kranzler H, Triffleman E. Rates of personality disorders in substance abusers: a comparison between DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. Journal Of Personality Disorders 1999, 13: 375-84. PMID: 10633317, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.1999.13.4.375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-IIIDiagnostic agreementDSM-IVDSM-IV Axis II diagnosisAxis II disordersAxis II diagnosesPrevalence rate differencesAxis II criteriaPrevalence ratesDiagnostic criteriaDiagnostic rateSCID-IIDiagnostic changesDiagnostic categoriesSubstance abusersPersonality disorderKappa statisticsPoor rateDiagnosisDisordersFirst revisionCurrent studyGood rateRate differencesPatientsConcurrent and Predictive Validity of Antisocial Personality Disorder Subtyping among Substance Abusers
CECERO J, BALL S, TENNEN H, KRANZLER H, ROUNSAVILLE B. Concurrent and Predictive Validity of Antisocial Personality Disorder Subtyping among Substance Abusers. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1999, 187: 478-486. PMID: 10463065, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199908000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAntisocial Personality DisorderChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDepressive DisorderDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Follow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMental DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPersonality InventoryProbabilityPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsAntisocial personality disorderAdult antisocial behaviorLifetime depressionPsychiatric severityFull ASPDSubstance abusersPersonality disorderHistory of depressionAxis II pathologyOutpatient substance abusersPoor prognosisBaseline severityGreater baselineSubstance useSeverityDisordersStrongest predictorDepressionMultivariate regressionSubtypesBaselinePredictive validityAbusersVersusPrognosis