Mary Driscoll, PhD
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Research Psychologist, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Research Psychologist, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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Psychiatry
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- Janeway Society
- Psychiatry
Education & Training
- Advanced Fellowship
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2014)
- Postdoctoral Residency
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2012)
- Predoctoral Internship
- Yale School of Medicine (2011)
- PhD
- Arizona State University (2011)
- BA
- Colgate University (2000)
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Robert Kerns, PhD
Joseph Lucien Goulet, PhD, MS
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Harini Bathulapalli
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Sally Haskell, MD
63Publications
1,183Citations
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2024
Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot
Garvin L, Driscoll M, Steffensmeier K, Johnson N, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Hart K, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Richards C, Vander Weg M, Lund B, Hadlandsmyth K. Targeting Chronic Pain Care to Rural Women Veterans: A Feasibility Pilot. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39374152, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPain self-management interventionSelf-management interventionsWomen veteransChronic painRural women veteransChronic pain careEnjoyment of lifePreliminary data supportPain careFeasibility pilotGlobal Impression of Change scaleThree-item scaleNon-HispanicTelehealth platformQualitative interviewsThemes of connectionBaseline scoresChange ScaleSignificant barriersVeteransTotal scoreQualitative dataInterventionRural dwellingsStudy completionIntegrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care
Driscoll M, Kerns R. Integrated, Team-Based Chronic Pain Management: Bridges from Theory and Research to High-Quality Patient Care. 2024, 227-243. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-8921-8_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of chronic painChronic painBiopsychosocial modelAssociated with costs of careBiopsychosocial model of chronic painExperience of chronic painMental health professionalsCost of careChronic pain managementSignificant public health concernPhysical functionPublic health concernHealth professionalsAssociated with declinesEmotional distressPain managementTeam-basedAssociated with costsLost wagesSocioeconomic burdenInterdisciplinary treatment approachHealth concernPainModels of chronic painGrowing body of researchFactors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain
Muller R, Driscoll M, DeRycke E, Edmond S, Becker W, Bastian L. Factors associated with participation in a walking intervention for veterans who smoke and have chronic pain. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 994-1001. PMID: 39143444, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00511-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsFactors associated with participationCognitive behavioral interventionPain locationCounseling sessionsAverage daily step countPain self-management interventionMedian daily stepsDaily step countIntegrated smoking cessationSelf-management interventionsTelephone counseling sessionsChronic painModerate pain intensityMedian pack-yearsMultivariate logistic regressionWalking interventionLE painDaily stepsStep countsPain interferenceWalk componentSmoking cessationPain intensityPack-yearsIncreased oddsComorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Zhuang C, Driscoll M, Lund B. Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2024, 189: 2303-2306. PMID: 38869274, PMCID: PMC11536323, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsComorbid chronic painChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderVeterans AffairsU.S. military veteransPsychiatric comorbiditiesPsychiatric comorbidityMultivariate logistic regression modelRates of psychiatric comorbiditiesNational Veterans AffairsMilitary veteransLogistic regression modelsPainStress disorderComorbiditiesComorbidityService usersStudy reports ratesAdministrative dataVeteransDemographic variablesRegression modelsDisordersUrban dwellingPatientsGender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial
Friedman J, Taylor B, Campbell E, Allen K, Bangerter A, Branson M, Bronfort G, Calvert C, Cross L, Driscoll M, Evans R, Ferguson J, Haley A, Hennessy S, Meis L, Burgess D. Gender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0293437. PMID: 38753651, PMCID: PMC11098421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPain outcomesPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen veteransChronic pain clinical trialsPain clinical trialsSensation of painHierarchical linear regression modelsGender differencesPain intensityPain catastrophizingPain interferenceClinical trialsPainAssociated with higher levelsComorbid conditionsExamined gender differencesLinear regression modelsSevere outcomesMultivariate modelMutual maintenanceClinical implicationsSymptomsVeteransUnited States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
Adamowicz J, Thomas E, Lund B, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men? Fatigue Biomedicine Health & Behavior 2024, 12: 238-245. DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen veteransChronic fatigue syndromeChronic painVA Corporate Data WarehouseCorporate Data WarehousePsychiatric comorbiditiesFatigue syndromeGroup differencesEffect size differencesUnited States veteransPain clusterExamined group differencesHealthcare utilizationSociodemographic characteristicsPeriod prevalenceAdministrative dataClinical offeringsVeteransMenstrual painStates veteransPainWomenGroup comparisonsMenComorbiditiesEfficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
MacLean R, Ankawi B, Driscoll M, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Nich C, Szollosy S, Loya J, Brito L, Ribeiro M, Edmond S, Becker W, Martino S, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A. Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e54342. PMID: 38506917, PMCID: PMC10993119, DOI: 10.2196/54342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricVeterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder
Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll M, Johnson N, Mares J, Mengeling M, Thomas E, Norman S, Lund B. Veterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder. European Journal Of Pain 2024, 28: 1311-1319. PMID: 38450917, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderChronic painPain typesTrajectory of chronic painVeterans Health Administration administrative dataVeterans with chronic painTrauma-sensitive careStress disorderRisk factorsMultivariate logistic regression modelImpact of post-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesLogistic regression modelsNegative binomial regressionWomen veteransChronic pain typesEstimate gender differencesIndependent risk factorAdministrative dataBinomial regressionPain subtypesVeteransPain conditionsRegression modelsPainExploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain
Burgess D, Campbell E, Branson M, Calvert C, Evans R, Allen K, Bangerter A, Cross L, Driscoll M, Hennessy S, Ferguson J, Friedman J, Matthias M, Meis L, Polusny M, Taylor S, Taylor B. Exploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain. Women's Health Reports 2024, 5: 82-92. PMID: 38404673, PMCID: PMC10890953, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsWomen veteransChronic painLevels of pain self-efficacyLevels of pain interferencePain self-efficacyElectronic health recordsVeterans seeking treatmentLevels of depressionRandomized controlled trialsChronic overlapping pain conditionsType of painPain treatment modalitiesPain interferencePain catastrophizingBiopsychosocial contributorsHealth recordsMen veteransChi-square testMIND trialPost-traumatic stress disorderDocumented high ratesGender differencesPain intensityComprehensive needsSecondary analysisCognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain supported by digital patient feedback and artificial intelligence: Do patients with socioeconomic risk factors benefit?
Piette J, Driscoll M, Buta E, Kerns R, Heapy A. Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain supported by digital patient feedback and artificial intelligence: Do patients with socioeconomic risk factors benefit? Intelligence-Based Medicine 2024, 10: 100164. DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2024.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthPain-related disabilityCBT-CPClinically meaningful improvementsCognitive behavioral therapyChronic painSocial determinants of health indicatorsTreatment engagementMeaningful improvementsDeterminants of healthSocially disadvantaged patientsSocioeconomic risk factorsComparative effectiveness trialPoor treatment engagementBehavioral therapySDoH indicatorsTreatment access barriersSocial determinantsDisadvantaged patientsSession completionExacerbate disparitiesDigital interventionsPatient feedbackGeographic accessAccess barriers
News
News
- February 13, 2023Source: Healthy Women
Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Pain
- October 06, 2021Source: Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Chronic Pain Treatment Should Include Psychological Interventions
- March 02, 2020
Researchers Find Correlation Between Pain and Overeating in Veterans
- December 17, 2018
When measuring resilience, the type of trauma suffered matters