2005
Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation
Ball SA, Carroll KM, Canning-Ball M, Rounsaville BJ. Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment: Symptoms, personality, and motivation. Addictive Behaviors 2005, 31: 320-330. PMID: 15964152, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbuse treatmentMaladaptive personality functioningSelf-reported assessment dataSubstance abuse treatmentDrug abuse treatmentPersonality functioningClient motivationSubjective reasonsParticipants' symptomsSubstance abuseDropout risk factorsPrevious researchClient's perspectiveMotivationProgram staffOutpatient treatmentEarly attritionAssessment dataDropoutRisk factorsPersonalityFunctioningReengagementSymptomsAbuse
1998
Manualized treatment for substance abusers with personality disorders Dual focus schema therapy
Ball S. Manualized treatment for substance abusers with personality disorders Dual focus schema therapy. Addictive Behaviors 1998, 23: 883-891. PMID: 9801723, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4603(98)00067-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-focus schema therapySchema therapyRelapse preventionCognitive-behavioral therapy approachPersonality disorderSubstance abuseEarly maladaptive schemasSubstance abuse treatmentYoung SchemaMaladaptive schemasManualized treatmentTreatment manualAbuse treatmentSubstance abusersTherapeutic attentionDrug abuseAbuseAxis IOpioid-dependent individualsDrug counselingSchemaTherapy approachesDisordersStyleAbusersTypes of Abuse and Cocaine Use in Pregnant Women
Jantzen K, Ball S, Leventhal J, Schottenfeld R. Types of Abuse and Cocaine Use in Pregnant Women. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 1998, 15: 319-323. PMID: 9650140, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(97)00198-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine useCurrent cocaine useAge of onsetPerinatal carePregnant womenSexual abuseHospital clinicOnset of abuseLifetime cocaine useHistory of abuseSubstance abuseChildhood sexual abuseChildhoodWomenFrequency of abuseExperiences of abusePhysical abuseTypes of abuseSeverityAbuseOnsetAssociationAbuse experiencesPregnancy
1996
Generalizability of the Type A/Type B Distinction Across Different Psychoactive Substances
Feingold A, Ball S, Kranzler H, Rounsaville B. Generalizability of the Type A/Type B Distinction Across Different Psychoactive Substances. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 1996, 22: 449-462. PMID: 8841691, DOI: 10.3109/00952999609001671.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Sensation Seeking, Substance Abuse, and Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking and Community Cocaine Abusers
Ball S, Carroll K, Rounsaville B. Sensation Seeking, Substance Abuse, and Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking and Community Cocaine Abusers. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1994, 62: 1053-1057. PMID: 7806714, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.62.5.1053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine abusersSubstance abuseSevere psychosocial impairmentSubstance abuse severityAttention deficit disorderPsychosocial impairmentFamily historySevere symptomsPsychiatric disordersLifetime historyConduct disorderSubstance usePolysubstance abusersSubstance abusersDeficit disorderTreatment seekingAbusersDisordersAntisocial personalityCommunity sampleEarly ageAbuse severityType II classificationAbuseHigh sensation seekers
1993
Psychiatric Disorders Among Relatives of Cocaine‐Abusing Individuals
Luthar S, Ball S, Rounsaville B. Psychiatric Disorders Among Relatives of Cocaine‐Abusing Individuals. American Journal On Addictions 1993, 2: 225-231. DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00424.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine-abusing individualsPsychiatric disordersFamilial riskContext of alcoholismSeverity of disorderMaternal depressionAffective disordersPaternal alcoholismSubstance abuseParental psychopathologyDisordersRiskAlcoholismDepressionEarly childhood yearsChildhood yearsRisk indexSiblingsPresence/absenceAbuseIndividualsSeverity