2025
Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors
Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling in Connecticut adolescents: Prevalence, socio-demographic characteristics, trauma exposure, suicidality, and other risk behaviors. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0290589. PMID: 39908256, PMCID: PMC11798454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportRisk behaviorsCorrelates of gamblingTraumatic experiencesPoor health outcomesAssociated with traumatic experiencesImplement tailored interventionsReceipt of social supportHealth risk behaviorsConnecticut high school studentsSocio-demographic characteristicsFamily social supportAcademic performanceAssociated with suicideInfluence gambling behaviorPublic health concernTailored interventionsHealth outcomesPast-year gamblingYouth Risk Behavior SurveyPoor academic performanceTrauma exposureRisk Behavior SurveyCurrent prevalenceHigh school students
2024
Suicide Risk Among Veterans Who Receive Evidence-Based Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Saulnier K, Brabbs S, Szymanski B, Harpaz-Rotem I, McCarthy J, Sripada R. Suicide Risk Among Veterans Who Receive Evidence-Based Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2452144. PMID: 39724372, PMCID: PMC11672158, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisVeterans Health Administration carePosttraumatic stress disorderSuicide riskStress disorderAdequate courseDeath certificate dataAssociated with lower suicide riskCohort study of veteransMortality Data RepositoryPopulation-based sampleStudy of veteransLower suicide riskReceipt of evidence-based treatmentsEvidence-based psychotherapiesMultivariable proportional hazards regressionProportional hazards regressionEvidence-based treatmentsAssociated with suicideEvidence-based therapiesCertificate dataSuicide mortalityHealth AdministrationMain OutcomesAn Exploratory Study of Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and without Heroin Use Among Adolescents
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. An Exploratory Study of Prescription Pain Medication Misuse with and without Heroin Use Among Adolescents. SUCHT - Zeitschrift Für Wissenschaft Und Praxis / Journal Of Addiction Research And Practice 2024, 70: 87-96. DOI: 10.1024/0939-5911/a000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrescription pain medication misusePain medication misuseMental healthHeroin usePrescription pain medicationMedication misusePoorer mental healthYouth Risk Behavior SurveySubstance useOpioid usePain medicationRisk Behavior SurveySubstance use measuresOpioid misuseOdds ratioAssociated with suicideOpioidSchool propertyChi-squareHigh school respondentsSchool-basedBehavior SurveyNon-whiteDemographic variablesSuicide measures
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