2024
Provider–patient relationships and trauma among pregnant patients with opioid‐use disorder
Doernberg M, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Yonkers K, Forray A. Provider–patient relationships and trauma among pregnant patients with opioid‐use disorder. American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 569-575. PMID: 38685767, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProbable posttraumatic stress disorderOpioid-use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPregnant patientsAlliance ScaleProvider-patient relationshipStress disorderFifth EditionPregnant participantsIntegration subscaleCommunication subscaleTrauma-informed practicesTreatment trialsWeeks of pregnancyDemographic variablesDisordersSubscalesVulnerable patient populationObstetric providersPrenatal carePatient populationSevere traumaPatientsScoresParticipants
2022
Gender differences among persons entering medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the community
Di Paola A, Taweh N, Biondi BE, Forray A, Frank CA, Shaw A, Springer SA. Gender differences among persons entering medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the community. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 31: 390-395. PMID: 35652902, PMCID: PMC9463117, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersQuality of lifeDSM-5 diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid relapseMedication useMedication historyMedication treatmentPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric medicationsHigh riskMOUDDepression severityGreater prevalenceGender differencesBaseline assessmentPsychological QoL.Disorder screeningStress disorderMultidisciplinary programGeneralized anxietyWomenMedicationsDisorders
2014
Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth
Yonkers KA, Smith MV, Forray A, Epperson CN, Costello D, Lin H, Belanger K. Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 897-904. PMID: 24920287, PMCID: PMC4134929, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodePosttraumatic stress disorderPreterm birthWeeks of pregnancyPregnant womenDepressive episodeModified PTSD Symptom ScalePTSD Symptom ScaleStress disorderBenzodiazepine medicationLikely diagnosisSymptom ScaleComposite International Diagnostic InterviewProspective cohort studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsLogistic regression analysisCohort studyMedication useReuptake inhibitorsBenzodiazepine treatmentBenzodiazepine usePsychotropic treatmentObstetrical practicePsychiatric illnessAnxiolytic treatment