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Psychotherapy 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 ResearchPhysical 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 participationParticipantsPsychopathology 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
2020
Correlates 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 symptoms