2017
Genetic and psychosocial predictors of alcohol use trajectories among disaster‐exposed adolescents
Bountress K, Danielson CK, Williamson V, Vladmirov V, Gelernter J, Ruggiero K, Amstadter A. Genetic and psychosocial predictors of alcohol use trajectories among disaster‐exposed adolescents. American Journal On Addictions 2017, 26: 623-631. PMID: 28594439, PMCID: PMC5627968, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingDisastersFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMalePsychological TechniquesRisk FactorsSocial SupportSouth CarolinaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalTrauma Severity IndicesConceptsDisaster-exposed adolescentsAdolescent alcohol misuseAlcohol use trajectoriesPTSD symptomsEmotional supportAlcohol misuseDisaster exposurePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsAdolescent PTSD symptomsMore PTSD symptomsAlcohol useUse trajectoriesAlcohol use/misuseAlcohol use outcomesCommunity/familyUse/misuseWeb-based interventionDisorder symptomsPsychosocial predictorsSeverity of exposureUse outcomesAdolescentsGenetic riskCurrent studyLong-term adverse outcomes
2013
Rate of progression from first use to dependence on cocaine or opioids: A cross-substance examination of associated demographic, psychiatric, and childhood risk factors
Sartor CE, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Rate of progression from first use to dependence on cocaine or opioids: A cross-substance examination of associated demographic, psychiatric, and childhood risk factors. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 473-479. PMID: 24238782, PMCID: PMC3855905, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersBehavior, AddictiveCase-Control StudiesChildChild AbuseCluster AnalysisCocaine-Related DisordersConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Disease ProgressionFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersPennsylvaniaRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsSouth CarolinaTime FactorsConceptsChildhood risk factorsOpioid dependenceOpioid-dependent participantsRisk factorsCocaine dependenceDependent participantsImportant public health goalRate of progressionPublic health goalsLogistic regression modelsBlack/African AmericanChildhood physical abuseOrdinal logistic regression modelsCocaine-dependent participantsMean ageSlow progressionElevated riskAssociated demographicPsychiatric disordersMulti-site studyDependence diagnosisGreater riskHealth goalsSubstance dependenceConduct disorder