Stress responding and stress‐related changes in cue reactivity in heavy smokers, problem gamblers, and healthy controls
Wemm SE, Cao Z, Han L, Wulfert E. Stress responding and stress‐related changes in cue reactivity in heavy smokers, problem gamblers, and healthy controls. Addiction Biology 2018, 25: e12687. PMID: 30421575, PMCID: PMC6513727, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsBlunted cortisol responseMaladaptive stress responsesHigher subjective stressCue-related cravingHeavy smokersStress-related changesControl group responsesSmokersCortisol responseCortisol levelsSubjective stress responsesPsychosocial stressorsSalivary cortisolAcute stressorCue reactivityBehavioral addictionsCravingSubjective cravingSmokingSubstance addictionSubjective responsesCortisolStress responseSubjective stressAppetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts Cannabis craving in the natural environment
Mereish EH, Padovano HT, Wemm S, Miranda R. Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts Cannabis craving in the natural environment. Psychopharmacology 2018, 235: 1933-1943. PMID: 29623354, PMCID: PMC6015780, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-4890-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue-elicited cravingStartle reactivityEcological momentary assessment protocolHuman laboratoryCannabis-related stimuliCannabis-related cuesFrequent cannabis usersCross-level interactionsCannabis cuesResultsMultilevel modelsDrug cuesMotivational processesResponse patternsMotivational systemsPicture cuesPleasant stimuliStartle modulationCannabis usersCannabis useCuesStartle magnitudeCravingReal-world environmentsAge 16Startle reflexReal-time assessment of alcohol craving and naltrexone treatment responsiveness in a randomized clinical trial
Miranda R, Treloar Padovano H, Gray JC, Wemm SE, Blanchard A. Real-time assessment of alcohol craving and naltrexone treatment responsiveness in a randomized clinical trial. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 83: 72-78. PMID: 29395188, PMCID: PMC5964002, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research