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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Unhoused Children Increase Odds of Psychiatric Illness, Physical Illness, and Psychiatric Admission
Pan, E.J., Liu, J.C., Zha, A.C. et al. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Unhoused Children Increase Odds of Psychiatric Illness, Physical Illness, and Psychiatric Admission. Journ Child Adol Trauma (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00608-zPeer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample
Bassir Nia A, Weleff J, Fogelman N, Nourbakhsh S, Sinha R. Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 159-164. PMID: 36736285, PMCID: PMC10024801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor life eventsChildhood traumaLife eventsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireLifetime traumaCannabis useNon-clinical community sampleChronic stressNeurobiology of stressRegular cannabis useGender differencesRegular useSelf-report questionnairesRecent life eventsPotential gender differencesCross-sectional studyUrine drug testingLife traumaLogistic regression analysisAdversity indexCommunity sampleCannabis usersTrauma QuestionnaireHigh rateSubstance useKey Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health.
Weleff J, Potter D. Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health. AMA J Ethics 2023, 25: E116-122. PMID: 36754073, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review.
Weleff J, Kovacevich A, Burson J, Nero N, Anand A. Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review. J Addict Med 2023 PMID: 36745903, DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency services utilization by patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends.
Sengupta S, Anand A, Lopez R, Weleff J, Wang PR, Bellar A, Attaway A, Welch N, Dasarathy S. Emergency services utilization by patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis: An analysis of national trends. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) 2024, 48: 98-109. PMID: 38193831, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Zero Suicide Model in Addiction Treatment Settings: Recognizing the Need for Feasibility and Implementation Data.
Arakelian M, Barnett B, Weleff J. The Zero Suicide Model in Addiction Treatment Settings: Recognizing the Need for Feasibility and Implementation Data. Psychiatr Serv 2023, appips20230175. PMID: 37933133, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe state of the catatonia literature: Employing bibliometric analysis of articles from 1965-2020 to identify current research gaps.
Weleff J, Barnett BS, Park DY, Akiki TJ, Aftab A. The state of the catatonia literature: Employing bibliometric analysis of articles from 1965-2020 to identify current research gaps. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2022 PMID: 35840002, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2022.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReported firearm access among patients admitted to a dual diagnosis medically-assisted withdrawal unit over five years
Weleff, J., Butler, R.S., Streem, D, & Barnett, B.S. Reported firearm access among patients admitted to a dual diagnosis medically-assisted withdrawal unit over five years. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2022. 2, 100034. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100034Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysregulation of the endogenous cannabinoid system following opioid exposure
Mohammad Aghaei A, Saali A, Canas M, Weleff J, D'Souza D, Angarita G, Bassir Nia A. Dysregulation of the endogenous cannabinoid system following opioid exposure. Psychiatry Research 2023, 330: 115586. PMID: 37931479, PMCID: PMC10842415, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocannabinoid systemECS componentsBrain regionsNovel neurobiological targetsTreatment of OUDEndogenous opioid systemOpioid-related deathsEndogenous cannabinoid systemSpecific brain regionsECS dysregulationOpioid exposureOUD treatmentOpioid systemCannabinoid systemNeurobiological targetsNew medicationsPreclinical literatureCannabinoid receptorsEndogenous ligandTherapeutic potentialStudy typePresent potential targetsExposure protocolOpioidsPreclinical researchRace, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample.
Dore S, Weleff J, Anand A, Thompson NR, Barnett BS. Race, economic status, and disparities in the receipt of benzodiazepine prescriptions in a large primary care sample. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2023, 85: 28-34. PMID: 37729721, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnited States National Institutes of Health grant funding for psychedelic-assisted therapy clinical trials from 2006-2020.
Barnett BS, Parker SE, Weleff J. United States National Institutes of Health grant funding for psychedelic-assisted therapy clinical trials from 2006-2020. The International Journal On Drug Policy 2022, 99: 103473. PMID: 34624734, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review.
Weleff J, Kovacevich A, Burson J, Nero N, Anand A. Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review. J Addict Med 2023, 17: 407-417. PMID: 37579098, DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020.
Weleff J, Anand A, Squeri M, Sieke R, Thompson NR, Barnett BS. An Analysis of Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Primary Care Patients in a Large Healthcare System from 2019-2020. J Psychoactive Drugs 2023, 1-12. PMID: 36940298, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2191610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhy Harm Reduction and Equity Are Ethical Imperatives in Opioid Use Disorder Care.
Weleff J. Why Harm Reduction and Equity Are Ethical Imperatives in Opioid Use Disorder Care. AMA J Ethics 2024, 26: E512-519. PMID: 38958418, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.509.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Cognitive, imaging, and psychiatric changes associated with chronic toluene use: case report and literature review.
Jupina M, Weleff J, Harp J, Anand A. Cognitive, imaging, and psychiatric changes associated with chronic toluene use: case report and literature review. J Addict Dis 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37503800, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2023.2229735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient.
Wainblat E, Weleff J, Anand A. Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022 PMID: 36266201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The perceptions of cancer health-care practitioners in New Zealand and the USA toward psychedelic-assisted therapy with cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey.
Reynolds LM, Barnett B, Weleff J, Morunga E, Wells A, Stack A, Akroyd A, Hoeh N, Sundram F, Muthukumaraswamy S, Lawrence N, Evans WJ. The perceptions of cancer health-care practitioners in New Zealand and the USA toward psychedelic-assisted therapy with cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey. Palliat Support Care 2022, 1-10. PMID: 36325995, DOI: 10.1017/S1478951522001481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate Cancer Screening Disparities in Persons Experiencing Homelessness.
Mayo ZS, Kilic SS, Weleff J, Parker SM, Strzalka C, Phelan M, Mian OY, Stephans KL, Suh JH, Tendulkar RD. Prostate Cancer Screening Disparities in Persons Experiencing Homelessness. JCO Oncol Pract 2022, OP2200412. PMID: 36206501, DOI: 10.1200/OP.22.00412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBibliometric Analysis of Academic Journal Articles Reporting Results of Psychedelic Clinical Studies.
Weleff J, Akiki TJ, Barnett BS. Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Journal Articles Reporting Results of Psychedelic Clinical Studies. J Psychoactive Drugs 2022, 1-11. PMID: 36218281, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2133757.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor.
Dean EA, Biehl M, Bash K, Weleff J, Pozuelo L. Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2021, 88: 669-679. PMID: 34857605, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research