2020
Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
Petrakis I, Ralevski E, Arias AJ, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Gianoli M, McCarthy E, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Yoon G. Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 515-524. PMID: 32462773, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAnticonvulsantsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Double-Blind MethodFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthZonisamideConceptsAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComorbid alcohol use disorderSymptoms of PTSDUse disordersStress disorderPilot studyNonsignificant higher rateDouble-blind fashionReal-world treatmentCurrent alcohol dependenceEvidence-based psychotherapiesHigh rateAdjunctive treatmentPreliminary efficacyTreatment strategiesPsychosocial treatmentsPTSD outcomesZonisamideAlcohol dependencePlaceboLarger studyAlcohol useDisorders
2014
Co-Occurring Chronic Depression and Alcohol Dependence
Penberthy J, Gioia C, Konig A, Martin A, Cockrell S, Meshberg-Cohen S. Co-Occurring Chronic Depression and Alcohol Dependence. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2014, 13: 54-67. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0b013e31827de84e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-dependent individualsChronic depressionAlcohol dependenceAlcohol intakeCo-occurring alcohol dependenceSuccessful treatment optionCognitive Behavioral Analysis SystemBehavioral Analysis SystemTreatment optionsCBASPBehavioral treatmentIndividual disordersDepressionDrinking levelsAvoidance learningTherapyHigh rateEarly traumaTreatmentIntakeDisordersIndividualsPopulationSymptomsTrauma