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Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Kahn M, Kerns RD, Liong C, Madden LM, Ginn J, Barry DT. Drug Counselor Responses to Patients’ Pain Reports: A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators to Treating Patients with Chronic Pain in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2152-2161. PMID: 28177509, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance treatmentChronic painDrug counselorsMaintenance treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersMedical providersCo-occurring chronic painMethadone maintenance treatment programPain management referralsChronic noncancer painPatient-related barriersMethadone-maintained patientsTreatment of patientsMaintenance treatment programPatients' treatment needsNoncancer painMedication regimensPain managementManagement referralsTreatment adherencePatient improvementPatient reportsPainPsychopathology and Pain Correlates of Dispositional Optimism in Methadone‐Maintained Patients
Beitel M, Savant JD, Cutter CJ, Peters S, Belisle N, Barry DT. Psychopathology and Pain Correlates of Dispositional Optimism in Methadone‐Maintained Patients. American Journal On Addictions 2012, 21: s56-s62. PMID: 23786512, PMCID: PMC3703875, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00293.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentMMT patientsChronic painDispositional optimismCurrent chronic painOpioid-dependent patientsOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderEmotional strainPosttraumatic stress disorderPain correlateMultivariable analysisMaintenance treatmentClinical correlatesDependent patientsLow levelsPersonality disorder criteriaPaucity of studiesHigh levelsUse disordersPatientsPainTreatment programDisorder criteriaStress disorder
2022
What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment
Gazzola MG, Maclean E, Beitel M, Carmichael ID, Cammack KM, Eggert KF, Roehrich T, Madden LM, Jegede O, Zheng X, Bergman E, Barry DT. What’s in a Name? Terminology Preferences Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 38: 653-660. PMID: 36163526, PMCID: PMC9971370, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07813-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersMethadone treatmentUse disordersOutpatient methadone treatment programMethadone treatment programsPresenting problemPreferences of patientsTerminology preferencesSubstance-dependent personsCross-sectional surveyAdult patientsMean ageUnivariate analysisMain MeasuresParticipantsPatientsTreatment programKey ResultsWeSubstance abuseSubstance useDisordersSignificant differencesTreatmentDemographic differencesAddiction counselorsChapter 22 Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain and opioid use disorder
Gazzola M, Beitel M, Cutter C, Barry D. Chapter 22 Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain and opioid use disorder. 2022, 235-246. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-820237-1.00022-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderCognitive behavioral therapyChronic painUse disordersBehavioral therapyClinical management challengesComorbid chronic painPain management interventionsChronic medical conditionsCommon clinical problemPoor pain managementNonopioid pharmacotherapyPromising psychotherapyPain managementIllicit opioidsPsychiatric comorbidityOptimal treatmentMedical conditionsPainClinical problemPatientsSubstance useDisordersBiopsychosocial modelTherapy
2021
Psychiatric comorbidity and order of condition onset among patients seeking treatment for chronic pain and opioid use disorder
Barry DT, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Fiellin DA, Madden LM, Lipkind N, Bollampally P, Liong C, Schottenfeld RS. Psychiatric comorbidity and order of condition onset among patients seeking treatment for chronic pain and opioid use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 221: 108608. PMID: 33667784, PMCID: PMC8026725, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderChronic painPsychiatric comorbidityCondition onsetUse disordersNonopioid substance use disordersDSM-IV-TR Axis I DisordersFirst groupComorbid chronic painStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersAxis II disordersSubstance use disordersDSM-IV personality disordersStandardized training protocolSame time groupsPotential treatment implicationsClinical trialsDoctoral-level providersI disordersMultinomial logistic regressionPrimary drugClinical InterviewPainDiagnostic Interview
2020
A qualitative investigation of addiction counselors' perceptions and experiences implementing an open-access model for treating opioid use disorder
Oberleitner LMS, Madden LM, Muthulingam D, Marcus R, Oberleitner DE, Beitel M, Gaeta M, Tamberelli JF, Barry DT. A qualitative investigation of addiction counselors' perceptions and experiences implementing an open-access model for treating opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2020, 121: 108191. PMID: 33357602, PMCID: PMC7770334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentTreatment programOpioid treatment programsOpioid use disorderMaintenance treatmentTreatment optionsMethadone maintenanceUse disordersProspective patientsIndividual semi-structured interviewsCounselors' perceptionsTreatment organizationsInterdisciplinary teamCliniciansAddiction counselorsSemi-structured interviewsAlexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy
Morie KP, Potenza MN, Beitel M, Oberleitner LM, Roos CR, Yip SW, Oberleitner DE, Gaeta M, Barry DT. Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 218: 108387. PMID: 33168339, PMCID: PMC8103623, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPain interferencePain acceptancePain experienceUse disordersMethadone maintenance therapySubset of patientsMethadone-treated patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug use historyReporting painPain severityImportant intervention targetMaintenance treatmentMore painPain catastrophizingPainPatientsEffect of alexithymiaTreatment targetsDrug useIntervention targetsRole of alexithymiaRegression analysisSelf-report measuresCorrelates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Gaeta M, Beitel M, Oberleitner LMS, Oberleitner DE, Madden LM, Tamberelli JF, Barry DT. Correlates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment. Medical Care 2020, 58: 1030-1034. PMID: 32925463, PMCID: PMC7668351, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderImportant public health roleLogistic regressionMethadone maintenance treatment programImportant public health issueTreatment-related correlatesCorrelates of homelessnessPercent of patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentFinal logistic regression modelMaintenance treatment programPublic health roleSymptoms of depressionBivariate logistic regressionPublic health issueLogistic regression modelsMaintenance treatmentUse disordersPatientsSignificant independent variablesHealth roleBivariate analysisTreatment programPast monthHigher symptomsCorrelates of sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in people with opioid use disorder receiving methadone treatment
Baldassarri SR, Beitel M, Zinchuk A, Redeker NS, Oberleitner DE, Oberleitner LMS, Carrasco D, Madden LM, Lipkind N, Fiellin DA, Bastian LA, Chen K, Yaggi HK, Barry DT. Correlates of sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in people with opioid use disorder receiving methadone treatment. Sleep And Breathing 2020, 24: 1729-1737. PMID: 32556918, PMCID: PMC7680294, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-020-02123-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderExcessive daytime sleepinessDaytime sleepinessSleep qualityChronic painExcessive daytimeUse disordersConclusionsPoor sleep qualityCurrent chronic painModifiable risk factorsImpaired sleep qualityMultivariable linear regression modelsBody mass indexPoor sleep qualityNon-significant associationMass indexMultivariable analysisPain interferenceRelated comorbiditiesMethadone treatmentClinical correlatesMean PSQIRisk factorsSleep disordersResultsNinety percent
2019
(295) Potential Targets for Pain Management among Patients with Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain
Mun C, Beitel M, Barry D. (295) Potential Targets for Pain Management among Patients with Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain. Journal Of Pain 2019, 20: s48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.01.452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderCo-occurring chronic painChronic painMethadone maintenance treatmentPain interferencePain acceptanceMMT patientsPain severityUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disordersMethadone dosePain managementPain outcomesPain interventionsRegression modelsMaintenance treatmentPain catastrophizingPainPatientsClinical settingOutcome domainsIntervention targetsAnxiety symptomsPotential targetSignificant predictors