Featured Publications
Article Commentary: Beyond the 12 Steps: Integrating Chaplaincy Services into Veteran Affairs Substance use Specialty Care
Earl BSW, Klee A, Cooke JD, Edens EL. Article Commentary: Beyond the 12 Steps: Integrating Chaplaincy Services into Veteran Affairs Substance use Specialty Care. Substance Abuse 2019, 40: 444-452. PMID: 31206342, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1621243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemAddiction treatmentSpecialty care settingsMultiple health care disciplinesVeterans Health AdministrationNew clinical serviceSubstance use treatmentOutpatient addiction treatmentNew treatment settingsSUD clinicsHealth care disciplinesOutpatient settingPatient satisfactionSpecialty careCare settingsTreatment settingsHealth AdministrationClinical servicesUse treatmentCare disciplinesStaff satisfactionHealthcare systemChaplaincy servicesIndividual treatmentInterprofessional training
2017
Evaluation of an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Program to Address Unsafe Use of Opioids Prescribed for Pain
Becker WC, Edmond SN, Cervone DJ, Manhapra A, Sellinger JJ, Moore BA, Edens EL. Evaluation of an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Program to Address Unsafe Use of Opioids Prescribed for Pain. Pain Medicine 2017, 19: 1419-1424. PMID: 28371816, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreliminary efficacyUnsafe useSubstance abuse/dependenceMultidisciplinary care teamSubstance use disorder diagnosisPrimary care physiciansAdvanced practice nursesUrine drug testingLength of treatmentStructured clinical assessmentNurse case managersAbuse/dependenceHealth system levelHigh-complexity patientsElectronic progress notesOpioid prescribedOpioid receiptCare physiciansPractice nursesPrimary careCare coordinationCare teamClinical assessmentCare modelClinic processes
2014
Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease.
Edens EL, Donahue CA, Riordan CE. Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease. Connecticut Medicine 2014, 78: 487-91. PMID: 25314889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersAddiction treatmentChronic diseasesDSM-5 substance use disordersMonths of treatmentConcept pilot studyOutpatient addiction treatmentRandom alcoholAddiction treatment systemPilot resultsSustained abstinenceUse disordersIllness modelPilot studyDrug testsResidential careCarePilot participantsDay programTreatmentCurrent standardDiseasePotential effectivenessParticipantsAddiction