2017
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation and Work Therapy in the Early Phase of Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Older Veterans: Neurocognitive and Substance Use Outcomes
Bell MD, Laws HB, Petrakis IB. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Remediation and Work Therapy in the Early Phase of Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Older Veterans: Neurocognitive and Substance Use Outcomes. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2017, 40: 94-102. PMID: 27732034, PMCID: PMC5378626, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation therapyWork therapySUD outcomesExecutive Function IndexOutpatient veteransSubstance use disorder outcomesDays of abstinenceExecutive functionPremorbid IQCognitive changesCognitive recoveryPilot study reportsDisorder outcomesResidential treatmentSubstance useCognitive impairmentDrug abuseBaseline assessmentTotal abstinenceMixed effects modelsAbstinenceVeteransOutpatient treatmentSUDBlind assessment
2015
Visual and verbal learning deficits in Veterans with alcohol and substance use disorders
Bell MD, Vissicchio NA, Weinstein AJ. Visual and verbal learning deficits in Veterans with alcohol and substance use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 159: 61-65. PMID: 26684868, PMCID: PMC4724542, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHopkins Verbal Learning TestBrief Visuospatial Memory TestVerbal learning deficitsVerbal learningVisual learningLearning deficitsNew verbal informationVisuospatial Memory TestVerbal Learning TestMemory testLearning TestVerbal informationSubstance use disordersSUD participantsAUD participantsWeeks of abstinenceDSM-5Alcohol useUse disordersLearningDeficitsDiagnostic groupsParticipantsAUDComprehensive rehabilitation program
1999
Personality and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia: The Association between Personality Traits and Symptoms
Lysaker P, Bell M, Kaplan E, Greig T, Bryson G. Personality and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia: The Association between Personality Traits and Symptoms. Psychiatry 1999, 62: 36-48. PMID: 10224622, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1999.11024850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultExtraversion, PsychologicalHumansIndividualityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeurotic DisordersPersonalityPersonality InventoryProbabilityPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychotic DisordersResearch DesignSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySubstance-Related DisordersWechsler Scales
1997
Positive and negative affect recognition in schizophrenia: a comparison with substance abuse and normal control subjects
Bell M, Bryson G, Lysaker P. Positive and negative affect recognition in schizophrenia: a comparison with substance abuse and normal control subjects. Psychiatry Research 1997, 73: 73-82. PMID: 9463840, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(97)00111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffective SymptomsAnalysis of VarianceCase-Control StudiesChi-Square DistributionEmotionsFemaleHumansMalePsychology, ExperimentalPsychometricsReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSampling StudiesSchizophrenic PsychologySocial PerceptionSubstance-Related DisordersVideotape RecordingConceptsAffect recognitionSchizophrenia sampleSocial skills impairmentSubstance abuseHigh EE familiesSubstance-abusing subjectsSignificant group differencesRecognition deficitsAffect statesSkill impairmentStimulus presentationTest-retest reliabilityDifferential impairmentPredominant affectAffect interactionEE familiesDifficulty of itemsSchizophrenia groupGroup differencesBrain functionSchizophrenia subjectsMild rangeSevere rangeModerate rangeAbuse subjectsCognitive impairment and substance abuse history as predictors of the temporal stability of negative symptoms in schizophrenia.
Lysaker P, Bell M, Bioty S, Zito W. Cognitive impairment and substance abuse history as predictors of the temporal stability of negative symptoms in schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1997, 185: 21-6. PMID: 9040529, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199701000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Relationship of Positive and Negative Symptoms to Cocaine Abuse in Schizophrenia
LYSAKER P, BELL M, BEAM-GOULET J, MILSTEIN R. Relationship of Positive and Negative Symptoms to Cocaine Abuse in Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 109-112. PMID: 8308528, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199402000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-abusing subjectsNegative Syndrome ScaleCocaine abuseNegative symptomsParanoid subtypeSyndrome ScaleSubstance abuseMore frequent hospitalizationsFirst psychiatric hospitalizationLifetime substance abuseSevere negative symptomsSubstance abuse historyFrequent hospitalizationsPsychiatric hospitalizationAlcohol abusePositive symptomsMultivariate analysisSymptomsPatientsHospitalizationSignificant differencesSubtypesDiagnosisSchizophreniaMonths
1985
Three Therapeutic Communities for Drug Abusers: Differences in Treatment Environments
Bell M. Three Therapeutic Communities for Drug Abusers: Differences in Treatment Environments. Substance Use & Misuse 1985, 20: 1523-1531. PMID: 4093212, DOI: 10.3109/10826088509047243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultEnvironmentFemaleHumansMalePatient DropoutsResidential FacilitiesSubstance-Related DisordersTherapeutic Community