2022
Support Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) for pregnant women: Study protocol of a cluster randomized trial of two treatment models for opioid use disorder in prenatal clinics
Forray A, Mele A, Byatt N, Tobon A, Gilstad-Hayden K, Hunkle K, Hong S, Lipkind H, Fiellin DA, Callaghan K, Yonkers KA. Support Models for Addiction Related Treatment (SMART) for pregnant women: Study protocol of a cluster randomized trial of two treatment models for opioid use disorder in prenatal clinics. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0261751. PMID: 35025898, PMCID: PMC8758001, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPregnant womenUse disordersPrenatal clinicsClinical trialsReproductive health cliniciansCollaborative care approachTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERCommunity Healthcare OutcomesMatched-pair clusterPatient treatment engagementTreatment modelObstetric providersOUD treatmentPrimary outcomeObstetrical providersPostpartum womenHealth cliniciansCare approachRegistration numberTreatment engagementRelated treatmentsHealthcare outcomesTrialsWomen
2021
“A good mother”: Impact of motherhood identity on women's substance use and engagement in treatment across the lifespan
Adams ZM, Ginapp CM, Price CR, Qin Y, Madden LM, Yonkers K, Meyer JP. “A good mother”: Impact of motherhood identity on women's substance use and engagement in treatment across the lifespan. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 130: 108474. PMID: 34118710, PMCID: PMC8478714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildFemaleFocus GroupsHumansLongevityMothersPostpartum PeriodPregnancyQualitative ResearchSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSUD treatmentSubstance useSubstance use disorder treatmentSUD treatment programsUse disorder treatmentWomen's substance usePostpartum periodMost womenStudy staffIndependent authorsTreatment engagementDisorder treatmentTreatment programWomenSUD recoveryTreatmentMothersSpecific barriersChildrenResidential programsMiddle adulthoodFocus groupsCaretakersQualitative interviewsPregnancyThe Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide
Forray A, Yonkers KA. The Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 1083-1090. PMID: 33957654, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of suicideSubstance use disordersUse disordersMental healthPerinatal periodSuicidal thoughtsReproductive health care clinicsSevere perinatal depressionHealth care clinicsCause of deathWomen's mental healthPerinatal depressionCare clinicsPerinatal womenPregnant womenDepressive episodeReproductive yearsPsychiatric illnessAmerican CollegePsychiatric disordersCareful monitoringPsychiatric conditionsSuicide attemptsChildhood adversitySuicide preventionTreatment of Psychiatric Conditions in Pregnancy Starts With Planning
Yonkers KA. Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions in Pregnancy Starts With Planning. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 178: 213-214. PMID: 33641379, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20121791.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Postpartum Contraceptive use and Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Women who use Substances
Loree AM, Gariepy A, Ruger JP, Yonkers KA. Postpartum Contraceptive use and Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Women who use Substances. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 53: 162-169. PMID: 28937912, PMCID: PMC6025459, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1327976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid repeat pregnancyPostpartum contraceptive useRepeat pregnancyContraceptive usePostpartum womenRandomized clinical trialsOB/GYN clinicPrenatal substance exposureEffective contraceptive useIllicit drug useContraceptive initiationWeeks' gestationPregnant womenSubstance use historiesPostpartum contraceptionClinical trialsSubstance exposurePregnancyDrug useSecondary analysisIllicit substancesSubstance useWomenUse historyDepoProvera
2013
Perinatal smoking and depression in women with concurrent substance use
Forray A, Gotman N, Kershaw T, Yonkers KA. Perinatal smoking and depression in women with concurrent substance use. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 749-756. PMID: 24447885, PMCID: PMC3944019, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenConcurrent substance useSubstance usePre-pregnancy smokersSignificant depressive symptomsWeeks of pregnancyMini Neuropsychiatric InterviewDiagnosis of depressionImpact of depressionCourse of smokingNon-depressed groupLinear mixed effects regressionSubstance abuse treatmentPerinatal smokingSmoking postpartumBaseline cohortNeuropsychiatric InterviewMixed effects regressionDepressive symptomsSmokingSmoking behaviorDepressive symptomatologyAbuse treatmentPregnancyPostpartum
2004
Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Yonkers KA, Wisner KL, Stowe Z, Leibenluft E, Cohen L, Miller L, Manber R, Viguera A, Suppes T, Altshuler L. Management of Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 608-620. PMID: 15056503, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.4.608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood stabilizersBipolar disorderPostpartum periodFuture reproductive plansBipolar disorder patientsIssue of pregnancyPeripartum womenCohort studyPostpartum womenPregnant womenSodium valproateDisturbed sleepReproductive yearsHuman teratogenPsychotic componentsGeneral populationDisorder patientsPregnancyConsensus documentAmerican Psychiatric AssociationReproductive plansDisordersEarly adulthoodExpert panelWomen