2024
Clinical characteristics associated with problematic pornography use among individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.
Stefanovics E, Kraus S, Madden L, Farnum S, Cannata E, Potenza M, Barry D. Clinical characteristics associated with problematic pornography use among individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024 PMID: 39298267, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrief Pornography ScreenOpioid use disorderPornography useOpioid use disorder treatmentUse disorderMeasures of substance useMeasures of impulsivityProblematic pornography useMinority of individualsNegative urgencyPositive urgencyPsychotic symptomsSelf-reported dataBehavioral addictionsGambling disorderPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric symptomsSensation-seekingEmotional labilitySelf-harmSubstance useDisordersOpioidIndividualsSymptoms
2015
Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence
Manhapra A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Treatment outcomes for veterans with PTSD and substance use: Impact of specific substances and achievement of abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 156: 70-77. PMID: 26429726, PMCID: PMC4633308, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAchievement of abstinenceEffect of abstinenceTreatment outcomesSubstance useRates of abstinenceNational program evaluationSubstance abuse groupClinical outcomesBaseline variablesAnalysis of covariancePTSD patientsSpecific substancesMedical problemsPTSD programStress disorderAbstinencePTSD symptomsScant longitudinal dataUse outcomesSelf-reported dataAbuse groupOutcomesSignificant differencesGreater improvement