Mary Driscoll, PhD
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Research Psychologist, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Research Psychologist, VA Connecticut Healthcare SystemAppointments
Psychiatry
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- Advanced Fellowship
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2014)
- Postdoctoral Residency
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2012)
- Predoctoral Internship
- Yale School of Medicine (2011)
- PhD
- Arizona State University (2011)
- BA
- Colgate University (2000)
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Robert Kerns, PhD
Joseph Lucien Goulet, PhD, MS
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Harini Bathulapalli
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Sally Haskell, MD
59Publications
1,080Citations
Publications
2024
Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans
Hadlandsmyth K, Zhuang C, Driscoll M, Lund B. Comorbid Chronic Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Current Rates and Psychiatric Comorbidities Among U.S. Military Veterans. Military Medicine 2024, usae313. PMID: 38869274, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid chronic painChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderVeterans AffairsU.S. military veteransPsychiatric comorbiditiesPsychiatric comorbidityMultivariate logistic regression modelRates of psychiatric comorbiditiesNational Veterans AffairsMilitary veteransLogistic regression modelsPainStress disorderComorbiditiesComorbidityService usersStudy reports ratesAdministrative dataVeteransDemographic variablesRegression modelsDisordersUrban dwellingPatientsGender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial
Friedman J, Taylor B, Campbell E, Allen K, Bangerter A, Branson M, Bronfort G, Calvert C, Cross L, Driscoll M, Evans R, Ferguson J, Haley A, Hennessy S, Meis L, Burgess D. Gender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0293437. PMID: 38753651, PMCID: PMC11098421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPain outcomesPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsChronic painPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen veteransChronic pain clinical trialsPain clinical trialsSensation of painHierarchical linear regression modelsGender differencesPain intensityPain catastrophizingPain interferenceClinical trialsPainAssociated with higher levelsComorbid conditionsExamined gender differencesLinear regression modelsSevere outcomesMultivariate modelMutual maintenanceClinical implicationsSymptomsVeteransUnited States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men?
Adamowicz J, Thomas E, Lund B, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. United States Veterans with comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic pain: do women differ from men? Fatigue Biomedicine Health & Behavior 2024, 12: 238-245. DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2024.2350301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen veteransChronic fatigue syndromeChronic painVA Corporate Data WarehouseCorporate Data WarehousePsychiatric comorbiditiesFatigue syndromeGroup differencesEffect size differencesUnited States veteransPain clusterExamined group differencesHealthcare utilizationSociodemographic characteristicsPeriod prevalenceAdministrative dataClinical offeringsVeteransMenstrual painStates veteransPainWomenGroup comparisonsMenComorbiditiesEfficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
MacLean R, Ankawi B, Driscoll M, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Nich C, Szollosy S, Loya J, Brito L, Ribeiro M, Edmond S, Becker W, Martino S, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A. Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e54342. PMID: 38506917, PMCID: PMC10993119, DOI: 10.2196/54342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricVeterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder
Hadlandsmyth K, Driscoll M, Johnson N, Mares J, Mengeling M, Thomas E, Norman S, Lund B. Veterans with chronic pain: Examining gender differences in pain type, overlap, and the impact of post‐traumatic stress disorder. European Journal Of Pain 2024 PMID: 38450917, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderChronic painPain typesTrajectory of chronic painVeterans Health Administration administrative dataVeterans with chronic painTrauma-sensitive careStress disorderRisk factorsMultivariate logistic regression modelImpact of post-traumatic stress disorderGender differencesLogistic regression modelsNegative binomial regressionWomen veteransChronic pain typesEstimate gender differencesIndependent risk factorAdministrative dataBinomial regressionPain subtypesVeteransPain conditionsRegression modelsPainExploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain
Burgess D, Campbell E, Branson M, Calvert C, Evans R, Allen K, Bangerter A, Cross L, Driscoll M, Hennessy S, Ferguson J, Friedman J, Matthias M, Meis L, Polusny M, Taylor S, Taylor B. Exploring Gender Differences in Veterans in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness for Chronic Pain. Women's Health Reports 2024, 5: 82-92. PMID: 38404673, PMCID: PMC10890953, DOI: 10.1089/whr.2023.0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsWomen veteransChronic painLevels of pain self-efficacyLevels of pain interferencePain self-efficacyElectronic health recordsVeterans seeking treatmentLevels of depressionRandomized controlled trialsChronic overlapping pain conditionsType of painPain treatment modalitiesPain interferencePain catastrophizingBiopsychosocial contributorsHealth recordsMen veteransChi-square testMIND trialPost-traumatic stress disorderDocumented high ratesGender differencesPain intensityComprehensive needsSecondary analysis
2023
A population-based investigation into the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in United States military Veterans with chronic pain
Adamowicz J, Thomas E, Lund B, Driscoll M, Vander Weg M, Hadlandsmyth K. A population-based investigation into the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in United States military Veterans with chronic pain. Fatigue Biomedicine Health & Behavior 2023, 11: 129-141. DOI: 10.1080/21641846.2023.2239977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsContext of chronic painVeterans Health AdministrationChronic fatigue syndromeChronic painSociodemographic characteristicsPrevalence of chronic fatigue syndromeMilitary veteransEffect sizeUnited States military veteransFatigue syndromeContext of CPDiagnosis of chronic fatigue syndromePopulation-based investigationChi-square test of independenceWeak effect sizesBetween-group comparisonsRural-dwellingBack painNon-HispanicHealthcare servicesHealth AdministrationChi-square testPeriod prevalencePersistent fatigueSample t-test“It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain
Johnson N, Steffensmeier K, Garvin L, Adamowicz J, Obrecht A, Rothmiller S, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Driscoll M, Hadlandsmyth K. “It Made Me Not Want to See him…”: The Role of Patient-Provider Communication in Influencing Rural-Dwelling Women Veterans’ Motivation to Seek Health Care for Managing Chronic Pain. Health Communication 2023, 39: 1161-1174. PMID: 37161286, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2207280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsWomen veteransHealth careChronic painPatient-provider communication skillsHigher health care utilizationRural women veteransPatient-provider communicationSeeking health careHealth care utilizationPain treatment optionsChronic pain managementPatient-providerCare utilizationSeeking careSource of motivationMotivational interviewingInterview participantsPain managementDecision-makingCareVeteransCommunication skillsProvidersPain conditionsHealth
2022
Using Daily Ratings to Examine Treatment Dose and Response in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the Co-Operative Pain Education and Self-Management Clinical Trial
MacLean R, Buta E, Higgins D, Driscoll M, Edmond S, LaChappelle K, Ankawi B, Krein S, Piette J, Heapy A. Using Daily Ratings to Examine Treatment Dose and Response in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the Co-Operative Pain Education and Self-Management Clinical Trial. Pain Medicine 2022, 24: 846-854. PMID: 36484691, PMCID: PMC10250557, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPain intensityCognitive behavioral therapyCBT-CPChronic painTreatment responseDaily stepsSecondary analysisBehavioral therapyMeaningful changeChronic back painStrong evidence baseBack painPain educationTreatment weekClinical trialsNoninferiority trialTreatment benefitOutcome measuresWeek 4Treatment doseWeek 2Baseline weekMost respondersSurvival analysisStep countPost-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans
Gaffey A, Han L, Ramsey C, Skanderson M, Dziura J, Driscoll M, Burg M, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Post-9/11 deployment history and the incidence of breast cancer among women veterans. Annals Of Epidemiology 2022, 77: 98-102. PMID: 36470323, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOEF/OIF deploymentBreast cancerWomen veteransHealthcare utilizationHormone replacement therapy useRetrospective cohort studyVeterans Affairs (VA) careHealthy soldier effectOEF/OIFCohort studyTherapy useBC incidenceHormonal contraceptivesLifestyle factorsPrimary careBC diagnosisLower incidenceOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi FreedomWomenIncidenceGreater likelihoodIraqi FreedomVeteransCancerCare
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- February 13, 2023Source: Healthy Women
Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Pain
- October 06, 2021Source: Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Chronic Pain Treatment Should Include Psychological Interventions
- March 02, 2020
Researchers Find Correlation Between Pain and Overeating in Veterans
- December 17, 2018
When measuring resilience, the type of trauma suffered matters