2021
The acceptability and feasibility of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management among new England veterans with chronic pain: A pilot study
Sellinger JJ, Martino S, Lazar C, Mattocks K, Rando K, Serowik K, Ablondi K, Fenton B, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Brummett B, Holtzheimer PE, Higgins D, Reznik TE, Semiatin AM, Stapley T, Ngo T, Rosen MI. The acceptability and feasibility of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management among new England veterans with chronic pain: A pilot study. Pain Practice 2021, 22: 28-38. PMID: 33934499, PMCID: PMC9084457, DOI: 10.1111/papr.13023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultimodal pain treatmentPain treatmentChronic painPilot studyMusculoskeletal disordersBrief interventionPain treatment modalitiesPainful musculoskeletal disordersSubstance usePain management interventionsTelephone-based counselingFeasibility of screeningPercent of participantsRisky substance useProblematic substance usePain managementWeek 12Study eligibilityComorbid depressionTreatment modalitiesMedical CenterDisability compensationCare servicesEarly interventionSubstance misuse
2020
A randomized controlled pilot study evaluating Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook
Serowik K, Roemer L, Suvak M, Liverant G, Orsillo S. A randomized controlled pilot study evaluating Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2020, 49: 412-424. PMID: 32508277, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2020.1765858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot studySelf-help materialsSelf-help formatSelf-reported changesAcceptance-based behavioral therapyAnxiety/tensionFunctional impairmentSelf-reported worryBehavioral therapyEffective interventionsGeneralized anxietyGreater reductionExcessive worrySignificant differencesAnxiety symptomologyAnxietyBroad disseminationTherapyMindful way