2021
Binge drinking following residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans with and without alcohol use disorder
Meshberg-Cohen S, Gross GM, Kachadourian LK, Harpaz-Rotem I. Binge drinking following residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder among veterans with and without alcohol use disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 143: 202-208. PMID: 34500350, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaAlcohol use disorderPTSD symptom improvementResidential treatmentBinge drinkingStress disorderPTSD symptom changeResidential PTSD treatmentPTSD symptom decreaseUse disordersBinge drinking daysAlcohol-related variablesPTSD treatmentTrauma typesSexual traumaProblematic drinkingCombat exposureDrinking outcomesSymptom changeGreater likelihoodSymptom improvementBingeSymptom decreaseAlcohol use
2016
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Health Problems, and Depression Among African American Women in Residential Substance Use Treatment
Meshberg-Cohen S, Presseau C, Thacker LR, Hefner K, Svikis D. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Health Problems, and Depression Among African American Women in Residential Substance Use Treatment. Journal Of Women's Health 2016, 25: 729-737. PMID: 27387193, PMCID: PMC4939368, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic Stress Diagnostic ScaleProbable PTSD diagnosisBrief Symptom InventorySubstance use disordersStress disorderPTSD diagnosisAfrican American womenLikely posttraumatic stress disorderResidential substance use treatmentTrauma symptom severityResidential SUD treatmentPrevalence of traumaMeeting DSM-IV criteriaPredictive valueSubstance use treatmentHealth problemsEmotional conditionsLifetime traumaAmerican womenLimbic LanguidnessTrauma historyDSM-IV criteriaPennebaker InventoryResidential treatment
2014
Expressive Writing as a Therapeutic Process for Drug-Dependent Women
Meshberg-Cohen S, Svikis D, McMahon TJ. Expressive Writing as a Therapeutic Process for Drug-Dependent Women. Substance Abuse 2014, 35: 80-88. PMID: 24588298, PMCID: PMC3942795, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2013.805181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive writingNegative affectWriting sessionsSubstance use disordersTrauma-specific treatmentNegative affect scoresPosttraumatic symptom severitySubstance-abusing womenPosttraumatic distressPosttraumatic stressControl writingAffect scoresStressful experiencesStressful eventsResidential treatmentGroup differencesDrug-dependent womenPhysical distressPromising interventionAnxiety scoresSUD treatmentAffectTherapeutic processSymptom severityUse disorders