2022
Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibromatosis type 1 and pain management experts
Grau LE, Larkin K, Lalloo C, Stinson JN, Zempsky WT, Ball SA, Buono FD. Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibromatosis type 1 and pain management experts. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e056692. PMID: 35840301, PMCID: PMC9295671, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain management expertsNeurofibromatosis type 1Type 1Self-management mobile appAudio-recorded focus groupsChronic painAPP levelsFocus groupsPainPotential associationMobile health applicationsNF1 groupTypes of participantsGenetic disordersNeeds of individualsOnline focus group discussionsOnline focus groupsFocus group discussionsAppropriate visualsGroupParticipant groupsFree accessSpecific needsIndividualsHealth applications
2006
Brief motivational enhancement and coping skills interventions for heavy drinking
Ball SA, Todd M, Tennen H, Armeli S, Mohr C, Affleck G, Kranzler HR. Brief motivational enhancement and coping skills interventions for heavy drinking. Addictive Behaviors 2006, 32: 1105-1118. PMID: 16945487, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief motivational enhancementBrief interventionMotivational enhancementCoping skills interventionWaiting-list participantsHeavy drinking adultsSkills interventionCoping skillsList conditionCommunity sampleDrinking adultsList participantsDependent individualsHand-held computersHeavy drinkingParticipantsIntervention phaseDrinkingInterventionSkillsIntervention subjectsAdultsIndividuals
1999
Factor Replicability and Validity of the Temperament and Character Inventory in Substance Dependent Patients
Ball S, Tennen H, Kranzler H. Factor Replicability and Validity of the Temperament and Character Inventory in Substance Dependent Patients. Psychological Assessment 1999, 11: 514-524. DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.11.4.514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOriginal factor structureCharacter InventoryFactor structureRelated personality dimensionsHigh Novelty SeekingSubstance-dependent patientsHarm avoidancePsychopathology indicatorsNovelty seekingCommunity sampleSelf-TranscendencePersonality dimensionsDependent individualsSubstance useTemperamentReliable factorsOutpatient alcoholFactor replicabilityOpioid-dependent individualsPredictable wayClinical samplesInventoryIndividualsValiditySeeking
1996
Attachment Theory as a Working Model for the Therapist Transitioning from Early to Later Recovery Substance Abuse Treatment
Ball S, Legow N. Attachment Theory as a Working Model for the Therapist Transitioning from Early to Later Recovery Substance Abuse Treatment. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 1996, 22: 533-547. PMID: 8911591, DOI: 10.3109/00952999609001679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment theorySecure baseSubstance abuse treatmentEmotional difficultiesAddicted individualsOngoing abstinenceAbuse treatmentTherapeutic stanceSense of securityAddicted personsWorking modelTherapeutic securityTherapeutic techniquesCase materialPsychotherapyTherapistsAbstinenceConceptual modelExploratory workTherapeutic transitionFacilitate explorationSenseTheoryLate recoveryIndividuals
1993
Psychiatric Disorders Among Relatives of Cocaine‐Abusing Individuals
Luthar S, Ball S, Rounsaville B. Psychiatric Disorders Among Relatives of Cocaine‐Abusing Individuals. American Journal On Addictions 1993, 2: 225-231. DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00424.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine-abusing individualsPsychiatric disordersFamilial riskContext of alcoholismSeverity of disorderMaternal depressionAffective disordersPaternal alcoholismSubstance abuseParental psychopathologyDisordersRiskAlcoholismDepressionEarly childhood yearsChildhood yearsRisk indexSiblingsPresence/absenceAbuseIndividualsSeverity