2024
Opioid Addiction and Gender Role Conflict: A Comparative Study of Fathers Receiving Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder
McMahon T. Opioid Addiction and Gender Role Conflict: A Comparative Study of Fathers Receiving Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder. Psychology Of Men & Masculinity 2024 DOI: 10.1037/men0000473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender role conflictUse disorderOpioid use disorderRole conflictOpioid addictionClinical groupsClinical sample of menRestrictive affectionate behaviorPsychology of menDrug use disordersEthnically diverse sampleSample of menRestrictive emotionalityAffectionate behaviorAnalysis of covarianceEmotional expressionParenting interventionsDiverse sampleInterpersonal relationsClinical samplesAddictionDisordersMasculinity constructsDemographic characteristicsMultinomial logistic analysis
2023
Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions
Lowell A, DeCoste C, Dalton R, Dias H, Borelli J, Martino S, McMahon T, Suchman N. Mothering from the Inside Out: Results of a community‐based randomized efficacy trial testing a mentalization‐based parenting intervention for mothers with addictions. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 142-165. PMID: 36862381, PMCID: PMC10050102, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersResearch cliniciansCommunity-based cliniciansRandomized efficacy trialMonths of ageSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsEfficacy trialsUse disordersPrior trialsChildren 11Clarity of cuesUse outcomesTrialsCliniciansMothersParenting interventionsInterventionService gapsMental statesEfficacyAddiction counselorsAddictionSame degreeChild's mental states
2022
Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use
Lowell A, Yatziv T, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste C, Suchman N, McMahon T. Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use. Frontiers In Psychology 2022, 13: 911069. PMID: 36312152, PMCID: PMC9614557, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mental illnessMaternal substance useFamily historyParental mental illnessMental illnessSubstance useOutpatient substance use treatmentPaternal mental illnessSubstance use treatmentIllnessReflective functioningUse treatmentMothersMother's capacityAddictionEarly experienceTraumaParent Development InterviewParental reflective functioningExposureUnivariate ANOVA
2021
Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention
Lowell AF, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste CL, McMahon TJ, Suchman NE. Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 605-615. PMID: 34306964, PMCID: PMC8280593, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00389-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based parenting interventionsEmotional needsChildren's emotional needsCommunity-based cliniciansParenting interventionsSubstance use disordersNeurobiological differencesAdversityChronic stressorsUse disordersRecent FindingsEvidenceFuture researchAddictionLack of attentionMother's historyReal-world settingInterventionInside OutAttachmentMothersNeurobiologyStressorsRecent trialsClinical trialsParents