2024
Associations Between Reductions in Depressive Symptoms and Reductions in Pain and Anxiety Symptoms and Substance Use: Emulation of a Randomized Trial
Khan M, Acri M, Ban K, Scheidell J, Stevens E, Manandhar-Sasaki P, Charles D, Chichetto N, Crystal S, Gordon A, Marshall B, Edelman E, Justice A, Braithwaite S, Caniglia E. Associations Between Reductions in Depressive Symptoms and Reductions in Pain and Anxiety Symptoms and Substance Use: Emulation of a Randomized Trial. AJPM Focus 2024, 3: 100258. PMID: 39290574, PMCID: PMC11407062, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnhealthy alcohol useDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsIllicit opioid useOdds ratioAlcohol useVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPain symptomsConfidence intervalsTarget trial emulation frameworkElevated depressive symptomsAssociated with reductionsReducing depressive symptomsAging Cohort StudySubstance useOpioid useMultisite observational studyDepressive symptom reductionNext follow-up visitUS veteransReduce painFollow-up visitCohort studyAntidepressant medicationComparing individuals
2023
Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals
Watson R, Caba A, Layland E, Simon K, Morgan E, Edelman E, Chan P, Eaton L. Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 46: 986-995. PMID: 37407904, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-023-00433-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanics/LatinosDrug useMental healthGender diverse individualsHealth disparitiesCo-occurring mental healthPsychological distressElevated depressive symptomsExtra-medical useDrug use frequencyPerson associationsDrug use experienceImportance of interventionsDepressive symptomsDiverse individualsEffective interventionsAssociationHealthInterventionMinority stressorsDistressUse frequencyIndividualsLatinosOpioids