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Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents
Sartor CE, Li EY, Black AC. Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2022, 23: 72-94. PMID: 35468309, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2064383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco use initiationRisk factorsTobacco useUse initiationSubstance use studiesTobacco use riskUnderstanding of alcoholBlack adolescentsNon-interpersonal traumaHigher oddsLower oddsFamily-level supportSubstance useModest prevalenceUse riskClass 3National surveyAdolescentsTraumaInterpersonal traumaClass 1OddsClass 2Current studyLesser degreeImpulsivity interacts with momentary PTSD symptom worsening to predict alcohol use in male veterans
Black AC, Cooney NL, Sartor CE, Arias AJ, Rosen MI. Impulsivity interacts with momentary PTSD symptom worsening to predict alcohol use in male veterans. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2018, 44: 524-531. PMID: 29641264, PMCID: PMC6172135, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2018.1454935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptom changeAlcohol usePTSD symptomsNumber of drinksSubstance useSymptom changeMomentary assessmentUnique temporal relationshipRisky alcohol useAcute increaseMale veteransLast assessmentTrait impulsivitySymptomsStress disorderProblem alcoholEcological momentary assessmentClinical samplesTemporal associationBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleVeteransAssociationTemporal relationshipMomentary assessment of PTSD symptoms and sexual risk behavior in male OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
Black AC, Cooney NL, Justice AC, Fiellin LE, Pietrzak RH, Lazar CM, Rosen MI. Momentary assessment of PTSD symptoms and sexual risk behavior in male OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2015, 190: 424-428. PMID: 26551400, PMCID: PMC4684959, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.10.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual risk behaviorsPost-traumatic stress disorderRisk behaviorsPTSD symptomsSubstance useEcological momentary assessmentSymptom variabilitySymptom severityFocused clinical interventionsHigh-risk sexual behaviorDaily PTSD symptomsMultiple sexual partnersOEF/OIF/OND veteransSurvey completion ratePTSD measurementMomentary assessmentFinancial Capability: Clinicians' Assessment of Beneficiaries With Dual Diagnoses
Thornhill T, Black AC, Rosen MI. Financial Capability: Clinicians' Assessment of Beneficiaries With Dual Diagnoses. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2018, 14: 130-136. PMID: 29505348, PMCID: PMC6291373, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2018.1436732.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims
Rosen MI, Becker WC, Black AC, Martino S, Edens EL, Kerns RD. Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 528-542. PMID: 29800338, PMCID: PMC6387983, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky substance useMusculoskeletal disordersSubstance useMean pain severityCourse of illnessPain severity ratingsProportion of veteransScreening Brief InterventionCounseling armPain severityPain treatmentTAU conditionWeek 12Brief counselingEarly interventionOutcome assessmentBrief interventionStudy therapistsTelephone callsVeteransCounseling interventionCounselingInterventionSeverity ratingsDisorders