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Native American College Students in Counseling: Results From a Large-Scale, Multisite Effectiveness Study
Isadore K, Hayes J, Cutter C, Beitel M. Native American College Students in Counseling: Results From a Large-Scale, Multisite Effectiveness Study. Psychotherapy 2024, 61: 173-183. PMID: 38753391, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican college studentsNative American college studentsAcademic distressNative American clientsCollege studentsEffect of counselingWhite clientsAmerican clientsPsychological distressCourse of treatmentCollege counseling settingPractice-research networkLevels of psychological distressWhite studentsPsychological distress symptomsHigher levels of distressResponse to counselingLevels of distressHierarchical linear modelingMinoritized college studentsCounseling settingsNaturalistic dataMental healthAmerican studentsDistressSession Quality and Impact in Psychotherapy With American Indian Clients
Myhra LL, Gone JP, Barry DT, Cutter CJ, Faria AB, Beitel M. Session Quality and Impact in Psychotherapy With American Indian Clients. Psychological Services 2022, 20: 86-93. PMID: 35298233, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA First Look at the Working Alliance in Psychotherapy With American Indians
Beitel M, Gone JP, Myhra LL, Cutter CJ, Barry DT. A First Look at the Working Alliance in Psychotherapy With American Indians. Psychotherapy 2021, 58: 248-253. PMID: 32757575, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Indian patientsIndian patientsWorking Alliance InventoryTherapy-related variablesAlliance InventoryUrban outpatient clinicShort formCollection of patientsWorking allianceOutpatient clinicAmerican IndiansPatientsOutpatient psychotherapyTreatment deliveryPsychotherapeutic modalitiesImportant next stepPsychotherapyRobust predictorTherapistsRepresentative groupClinicNormative sampleComparison sampleExperiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation
Beitel M, Oberleitner L, Muthulingam D, Oberleitner D, Madden LM, Marcus R, Eller A, Bono MH, Barry DT. Experiences of Burnout among Drug Counselors in A Large Opioid Treatment Program: A Qualitative Investigation. Substance Abuse 2018, 39: 211-217. PMID: 29522381, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1449051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperience of burnoutDrug counselorsTreatment programJob-related demandsIndividual semi-structured interviewsWork engagementCounselor burnoutBurnoutCounselor feedbackPhysiological symptomsSemi-structured interviewsCounselorsQualitative investigationParticipantsPossible experienceSystem-level changesCounselor descriptionsExperienceProgram settingsOpioid treatment programsTreatment gapMultidisciplinary teamEngagementProgramTranscribedPsychotherapy With American Indians: An Exploration of Therapist-Rated Techniques in Three Urban Clinics
Beitel M, Myhra LL, Gone JP, Barber JP, Miller A, Rasband A, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Barry DT. Psychotherapy With American Indians: An Exploration of Therapist-Rated Techniques in Three Urban Clinics. Psychotherapy 2018, 55: 45-51. PMID: 29565621, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug 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 reportsPainPhysical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain
Beitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentPhysical activity levelsExercise group participationChronic painPhysical activityPsychiatric distressMaintenance treatmentActivity levelsPast weekVigorous-intensity physical activityExercise of patientsIntensity physical activityExercise groupExercise interventionPainBrief self-report instrumentPatientsLow levelsSelf-report instrumentDistressWeeksDepressionTreatmentGroup participationParticipantsHumanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness
Beitel M, Wald L, Midgett A, Green D, Cecero J, Kishon R, Barry D. Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies 2014, 14: 137-148. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2014.981653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological mindednessHumanistic psychologySelf-ActualizationPsychological Mindedness ScaleEmpirical connectionWestern US universityParticipant volunteersCross-sectional designConstruct levelPsychodynamic understandingMeasurable constructBrief IndexBalanced IndexShort IndexMindednessDemographic formDemographic variablesEmpirical associationPsychologyStudy variablesEthnicity/racePsychoanalysisSingle timepointUS universitiesInterdisciplinary implicationsStillness and motion: An empirical investigation of mindfulness and self-actualization
Beitel M, Bogus S, Hutz A, Green D, Cecero J, Barry D. Stillness and motion: An empirical investigation of mindfulness and self-actualization. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies 2013, 13: 187-202. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2013.855131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe psychometric properties of the iowa personality disorder screen in methadone-maintained patients: an initial investigation.
Beitel M, Peters S, Savant JD, Cutter CJ, Cecero JJ, Barry DT. The psychometric properties of the iowa personality disorder screen in methadone-maintained patients: an initial investigation. Journal Of Personality Disorders 2013, 29: 131-44. PMID: 23398100, PMCID: PMC3659190, DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2013_27_081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansInterview, PsychologicalIowaMaleMass ScreeningMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPersonality AssessmentPersonality DisordersPersonality InventoryPredictive Value of TestsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsMethadone-maintained patientsIowa Personality Disorder ScreenRace/ethnicityDisorder ScreenSubstance useSelf-reported substance usePsychometric propertiesPain variablesTreatment characteristicsClinical utilityMeasures of psychopathologyInternalizing tendenciesPatientsTotal scoreFurther investigationTwo-factor structureTwo-factor solutionExploratory factor analysisPsychopathologyEthnicityPainInitial investigationFactorsHypersensitivityExpectations and preferences for counseling and psychotherapy in Native Americans
Beitel, M., Allahjah, A., Cutter, C. J., Blackhawk, N., Van Alst, T., and Barry, D. T. (2013). Expectations and preferences for counseling and psychotherapy in Native Americans. Journal of Indigenous Research, 2, Article 2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling?
Beitel M, Hutz A, Sheffield KM, Gunn C, Cecero JJ, Barry DT. Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling? Psychology And Psychotherapy Theory Research And Practice 2009, 82: 369-383. PMID: 19527565, DOI: 10.1348/147608309x436711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAwarenessCharacterCognitive Behavioral TherapyCounselingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPersonality InventoryProfessional-Patient RelationsPsychoanalytic TherapyPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPsychological mindednessPositive outcomesPsychological Mindedness ScaleClient expectationsParticipant volunteersPersonality stylesCounselling questionnaireCross-sectional designDispositional optimismSession behaviorLife orientationSouthwestern US universityStudy variablesMindednessGreat expectationsCounsellingExpectationsClientsUS universitiesHigh levelsRelationshipTherapistsCounselorsParticipantsOptimismPsychological Mindedness
Beitel M. Psychological Mindedness. 2010, 1-3. DOI: 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychopathology 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 disorderPredicting psychological mindedness from personality style and attachment security
Beitel M, Cecero JJ. Predicting psychological mindedness from personality style and attachment security. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2002, 59: 163-172. PMID: 12508339, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAttachment securityPersonality stylesPsychological Mindedness ScaleAttachment variablesDifferential predictorsInterpersonal constructsConstruct validityMindednessBest predictorStyleAttachmentExtraversionNeuroticismPredictorsPersonalityPeersConstructsOpennessFathersValidityExperienceMeasuresMothersRelationshipPsychological mindedness and cognitive style
Beitel M, Ferrer E, Cecero JJ. Psychological mindedness and cognitive style. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2004, 60: 567-582. PMID: 15141393, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAmbiguity toleranceMagical thinkingCognitive style profilesMagical Ideation ScaleLocus of controlCognitive resourcesCognitive styleCognitive componentsPaucity of researchPersonality variablesExternal locusControl ScaleRealistic thinkingIdeation ScalePersonal agencyEmpirical associationStyle profilesMindednessThinkingPsychotherapyScaleStyleIndividualsFindingsPsychological mindedness and awareness of self and others
Beitel M, Ferrer E, Cecero JJ. Psychological mindedness and awareness of self and others. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2005, 61: 739-750. PMID: 15546143, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological mindednessAwareness of selfSimultaneous-entry multiple regressionAffective indicesUndergraduate studentsMindfulnessEmpathyMultiple regressionSelfSpecific awarenessMindednessTheoretical claimsAwarenessGeneral senseParticipantsStudentsFacetsFindingsLiberal arts collegeVarianceSenseRelationshipMajor goalReflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study
Beitel M, Genova M, Schuman-Olivier Z, Arnold R, Avants SK, Margolin A. Reflections by Inner-City Drug Users on a Buddhist-Based Spirituality-Focused Therapy: A Qualitative Study. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2007, 77: 1-9. PMID: 17352579, DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpirituality-focused interventionsSpiritual Self-Schema TherapyHIV risk behaviorsInner-city drug usersTreatment of addictionClinical trialsHIV preventionQualitative studyDrug usersDrug abstinenceTherapyTherapy development processAddiction treatmentInterventionSemistructured interviewsFocus groupsTreatmentAddicted clientsPersonal experienceClient's personal experienceAbstinence- Beitel, M., Bogus, S., Hutz, A., Green, D., Cecero, J.J., & Barry, D. T. (2014). Stillness and motion: An empirical investigation of mindfulness and self-actualization. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 13, 187-202.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
T107 Perceived Importance of Counseling Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment
Beitel M, Saeed G, Gazzola M, Eggert K, Roehrich T, Madden L, Barry D. T107 Perceived Importance of Counseling Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110556. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110556.Peer-Reviewed Original Research