2023
Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors
Stefanovics E, Gueorguieva R, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 490-499. PMID: 37335777, PMCID: PMC10316163, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of gamblingGambling participationPatterns of gamblingSocial supportSocial support programsGambling advertisementsTraumatic experiencesMedia coverageState of ConnecticutSocio-demographic characteristicsAffective concernsSubstance useConnecticut high school studentsGamblingAdolescent gamblingAnonymous self-completed questionnairePotential risk factorsParticipationSupport programsPublic health concernSelf-completed questionnaireCurrent substance useSocio-demographic dataCross-sectional surveyWarrants further study
2022
Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample
Jegede O, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Zhou B, Rosenheck RA. Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample. Psychiatry Research 2022, 315: 114720. PMID: 35834863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDual diagnosisPsychiatric disordersIndependent correlatesUse disordersDrug use diagnosesService use characteristicsPoor mental HRQOLRelated Conditions Wave IIINational Epidemiologic SurveyRepresentative US sampleMental HRQOLSUD diagnosisUse diagnosesTreatment needsEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIAdult traumaMedical problemsSuicide attemptsDiagnosisDisordersAdultsFurther studiesSocial support
2021
Comparison of Black and white individuals who report diagnoses of schizophrenia in a national sample of US adults: Discrimination and service use
Bommersbach TJ, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Comparison of Black and white individuals who report diagnoses of schizophrenia in a national sample of US adults: Discrimination and service use. Schizophrenia Research 2021, 253: 22-29. PMID: 34088549, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepresentative survey dataExperiences of discriminationReligious service attendanceRecognition of disparitiesSocial assetsComparison of BlackSocial disadvantageService attendanceJob discriminationBlack AmericansViolent behaviorRepresentative U.S. sampleSurvey dataEducational attainmentSystem discriminationSocial supportNational sampleService useDiscrimination ScaleU.S. sampleWhite adultsBlacksDiscriminationBlack individualsIncarceration