2015
Profiles of psychiatric disorders among heroin dependent individuals in Changsha, China
Yang M, Liao Y, Wang Q, Chawarski MC, Hao W. Profiles of psychiatric disorders among heroin dependent individuals in Changsha, China. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 149: 272-279. PMID: 25680517, PMCID: PMC4609506, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeroin-dependent individualsStructured Clinical InterviewMental health disordersSubstance use disordersLow socio-economic statusMood disordersAxis IDSM-IV-TR Axis II Personality DisordersUse disordersClinical InterviewHealth disordersSocio-economic statusDSM-IV-TR Axis IDSM-IV Axis IPersonality disorderDependent individualsAxis II personality disordersLifetime DSM-IV Axis IBorderline personality disorderDrug rehabilitation centersLifetime disordersPatient EditionPsychiatric disordersLifetime diagnosisRehabilitation settings
2012
Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers
Marienfeld CB, Tek E, Diaz E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers. Psychiatric Quarterly 2012, 83: 521-529. PMID: 22528141, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9220-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health centersPrescribing benzodiazepinesHealth centersPublic mental health centersSubstance abuseCommunity mental health centerUse of benzodiazepinesPercent of responsesOutpatient psychiatristsPatient characteristicsUnknown patientsPatient historyCommon reasonPatient useHistory of abuseBenzodiazepinesIllicit substancesSubstance abusersAnonymous surveyPatientsPsychiatristsPsychiatrists' decisionsAbusePrevious studies
2005
Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence
Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC, Pakes JR, Pantalon MV, Carroll KM, Kosten TR. Methadone Versus Buprenorphine With Contingency Management or Performance Feedback for Cocaine and Opioid Dependence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 340-349. PMID: 15677600, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-occurring cocaineDrug-free testOpioid dependenceMaintenance treatmentContingency managementOpioid agonist maintenance treatmentAgonist maintenance treatmentDaily sublingual buprenorphineEffects of buprenorphinePrimary outcome measureMixed-model repeated-measures analysisDouble-blind designUrine test resultsNarcotic treatment programsVoucher valueRepeated-measures analysisSublingual buprenorphineTreatment guidelinesIllicit opioidsUrine testsTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresSustained abstinenceWeek 13Buprenorphine