2024
National Addiction Workshop: A Virtual Adaptation to Support Competency Development in Opioid Use Disorder Management.
Garcia-Vassallo G, Quinn N, Moore B, Chaudhry S, Moore D, Sorenson S, Braddock S, Edens E. National Addiction Workshop: A Virtual Adaptation to Support Competency Development in Opioid Use Disorder Management. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2024, 29767342241273423. PMID: 39297293, DOI: 10.1177/29767342241273423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHealthcare staffTraining healthcare staffSpecialty care teamsMental health settingsSmall-group case discussionsManagement of substance use disordersLong-term opioid therapyOpioid use disorder managementSubstance use disorder treatmentPost-workshop surveySkill-based trainingConditions amenable to treatmentCollaborative careInterprofessional workshopSkill-building exercisesPrimary careCare teamHealth settingsOverall confidence scorePatient panelHealthcare settingsStaff preparednessOpioid use disorderTeam simulation
2022
Moral Injury in the Context of Substance Use Disorders: a Narrative Review
Van Denend J, Harris JI, Fuehrlein B, Edens EL. Moral Injury in the Context of Substance Use Disorders: a Narrative Review. Current Treatment Options In Psychiatry 2022, 9: 321-330. PMID: 36158584, PMCID: PMC9483387, DOI: 10.1007/s40501-022-00280-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersMoral injurySubstance useUse disordersSubstance use contextsDopaminergic reward systemContext of SUDMilitary service membersSubstance use treatmentReward systemChronic medical conditionsDrug overdose deathsSpiritual interventionsExperienced needsService membersAddictive substancesSurvival needsUse treatmentMoral codeMedical conditionsOverdose deathsSpiritual symptomsInjuryMedical careNarrative reviewReligious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data
Heikkila HD, Edens EL, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Religious Institutions as a Link to Substance use Treatment: Characterizing the Potential Service Population through National Survey Data. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 699-707. PMID: 35099366, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.2007510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersSUD treatmentUse disordersLife scoresUse diagnosesPast-year substance use disorderRepresentative cross-sectional surveyDrug use diagnosesSuch service useQuarter of adultsSubstance use diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIISubstance use treatmentCross-sectional surveyCharacteristics of adultsProportion of adultsUse of servicesCurrent alcoholMultinomial logistic regressionEpidemiologic SurveyService useAfrican American groupSocio-demographic disadvantage
2021
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Within a VA Health Care System.
Ruskin A, Falker CG, Edens EL, Bauer MR. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer and Comorbid Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Within a VA Health Care System. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: s66-s71. PMID: 34733097, PMCID: PMC8560123, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic cancerOpioid use disorder treatmentVA health care systemActive substance use disorderAdvanced pancreatic cancerMetastatic pancreatic cancerUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disordersHealth care systemUse disordersDisorder treatmentCancer treatmentCare systemMultidisciplinary approachCancerTreatmentPatients
2018
Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Disorders
Jorandby-Quinones L, Edens E, Rosenheck R. Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Disorders. 2018, 307-333. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7438-2_20.ChaptersDual diagnosisMental health care deliveryHigh treatment burdenMore medical conditionsMental health care systemMental health disordersSubstance use disordersCo-occurring substanceEvolution of treatmentHealthcare delivery approachHealth care deliveryHealth care systemTreatment burdenMedical conditionsUse disordersHealth disordersMedical carePatientsCare deliveryPsychosocial conditionsIndividual diseasesCare systemDiagnosisTreatmentDisease
2014
Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease.
Edens EL, Donahue CA, Riordan CE. Pilot results of a new model of addiction treatment: managing addiction as a chronic disease. Connecticut Medicine 2014, 78: 487-91. PMID: 25314889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersAddiction treatmentChronic diseasesDSM-5 substance use disordersMonths of treatmentConcept pilot studyOutpatient addiction treatmentRandom alcoholAddiction treatment systemPilot resultsSustained abstinenceUse disordersIllness modelPilot studyDrug testsResidential careCarePilot participantsDay programTreatmentCurrent standardDiseasePotential effectivenessParticipantsAddiction
2011
Association of Substance Use and VA Service‐Connected Disability Benefits with Risk of Homelessness among Veterans
Edens EL, Kasprow W, Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Association of Substance Use and VA Service‐Connected Disability Benefits with Risk of Homelessness among Veterans. American Journal On Addictions 2011, 20: 412-419. PMID: 21838839, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00166.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans Disability ClaimsConceptsService-connected disabilityPersonality disorderUse disordersPathological gamblingClinical prevention effortsSubstance useLow-risk groupLow-risk subgroupsVA administrative dataSevere mental illnessSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderIllicit drug useMental health service usersOEF/OIFHealth service usersModifiable riskPrimary preventionSubgroup analysisReduced riskMental health usersVA servicesDrug useMental illnessLogistic regression