2006
Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care?
Reid MC, Guo Z, Van Ness PH, O'Connor PG, Concato J. Are Commonly Ordered Lab Tests Useful Screens for Alcohol Disorders in Older Male Veterans Receiving Primary Care? Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2006, 26: 25-32. PMID: 16687367, DOI: 10.1300/j465v26n02_04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAST/ALT ratioAlcohol abuse/dependenceMean corpuscular volumeOlder male veteransAbuse/dependenceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestCAGE positivityRisk drinkingAlanine aminotransferaseALT ratioAspartate aminotransferaseAlcohol disordersMale veteransPrimary careMedical recordsParticipants' medical recordsAbnormal test resultsTest performance characteristicsDisorders Identification TestPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioLikelihood ratioRoutine careVA databasesCAGE questionnaire
2003
Initial and Maintenance Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence Using Primary Care vs Specialty Care: A Nested Sequence of 3 Randomized Trials
O'Malley SS, Rounsaville BJ, Farren C, Namkoong K, Wu R, Robinson J, O'Connor PG. Initial and Maintenance Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence Using Primary Care vs Specialty Care: A Nested Sequence of 3 Randomized Trials. JAMA Internal Medicine 2003, 163: 1695-1704. PMID: 12885685, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.14.1695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlanine TransaminaseAlcoholismAspartate AminotransferasesCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyConnecticutFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseHumansMaleMedicineMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPatient CompliancePatient ParticipationPrimary Health CareSpecializationTimeTreatment OutcomeConceptsPrimary care managementCognitive behavior therapyPlacebo-controlled studyAlcohol dependenceNaltrexone treatmentPersistent heavy drinkingPrimary care treatmentWeeks of treatmentMaintenance of responseMaintenance of improvementCBT armCBT patientsPlacebo groupNaltrexone maintenanceRandomized trialsCare treatmentPrimary careSpecialty carePCM patientsDays abstinentNaltrexoneInitial courseCare managementCBT respondersPatients