Featured Publications
Substance Use–Related Continuing Education Course Objectives: Alignment with Professional Competencies
Finnell DS, Soltis-Jarrett V, Bratberg J, Muzyk A, Liu Y, Edens E, Seale JP, Mattingly J, Schnurman K, Osborne-Leute V, Zweben A, Cary A, Moore BA. Substance Use–Related Continuing Education Course Objectives: Alignment with Professional Competencies. Substance Abuse 2022, 43: 1363-1369. PMID: 36094441, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2022.2112365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArticle Commentary: Beyond the 12 Steps: Integrating Chaplaincy Services into Veteran Affairs Substance use Specialty Care
Earl BSW, Klee A, Cooke JD, Edens EL. Article Commentary: Beyond the 12 Steps: Integrating Chaplaincy Services into Veteran Affairs Substance use Specialty Care. Substance Abuse 2019, 40: 444-452. PMID: 31206342, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2019.1621243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemAddiction treatmentSpecialty care settingsMultiple health care disciplinesVeterans Health AdministrationNew clinical serviceSubstance use treatmentOutpatient addiction treatmentNew treatment settingsSUD clinicsHealth care disciplinesOutpatient settingPatient satisfactionSpecialty careCare settingsTreatment settingsHealth AdministrationClinical servicesUse treatmentCare disciplinesStaff satisfactionHealthcare systemChaplaincy servicesIndividual treatmentInterprofessional trainingAn Innovative Use of Case Conference to Teach Future Educators in Addiction Psychiatry
Muvvala SB, Marienfeld C, Encandela J, Petrakis I, Edens EL. An Innovative Use of Case Conference to Teach Future Educators in Addiction Psychiatry. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 40: 494-497. PMID: 27001311, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0520-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCurriculumFaculty, MedicalFellowships and ScholarshipsHumansPsychiatrySpecializationSubstance-Related DisordersTeacher TrainingConceptsFuture educatorsAdult learningFeedback skillsEducational skillsInnovative courseIndividual mentorshipFeedback deliveryTraining moduleSkillsPsychiatry programsYale SchoolCase conferencesKey principlesInnovative useFeedback moduleCourseFeedbackProgramAddiction psychiatryEducatorsTeachingSchoolsLearningMentorshipCase presentationAddiction and Chronic Pain: Training Addiction Psychiatrists
Edens EL, Gafni I, Encandela J. Addiction and Chronic Pain: Training Addiction Psychiatrists. Academic Psychiatry 2015, 40: 489-493. PMID: 26626792, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-015-0412-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic PainComorbidityCurriculumFaculty, MedicalFellowships and ScholarshipsFocus GroupsHumansPain ManagementPsychiatrySubstance-Related DisordersDoes Active Substance Use at Housing Entry Impair Outcomes in Supported Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons?
Edens EL, Mares AS, Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Does Active Substance Use at Housing Entry Impair Outcomes in Supported Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons? Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 171-178. PMID: 21285095, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.2.pss6202_0171.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions about the Role of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services in Substance Use Outpatient Treatment
Earl BSW, Klee A, Edens EL, Cooke JD, Heikkila H, Grau LE. Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions about the Role of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services in Substance Use Outpatient Treatment. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9441. PMID: 35954792, PMCID: PMC9367702, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth PersonnelHumansOutpatientsSpiritual TherapiesSpiritualitySubstance-Related DisordersConceptsOutpatient settingChaplaincy servicesPatient motivationOne-hour focus group sessionsVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare providers' perceptionsPositive health outcomesHealth providers' viewsS careOutpatient treatmentProvider knowledgeInpatient settingTreatment clinicsOutpatient substanceHealth AdministrationHealth outcomesProviders' perceptionsPatient's religionSpiritual careProviders' viewsSpiritual assessmentCareGroup sessionsFocus group sessionsStaff membersReligious 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 Abuse 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
2018
Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims
Rosen MI, Becker WC, Black AC, Martino S, Edens EL, Kerns RD. Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims. Pain Medicine 2018, 20: 528-542. PMID: 29800338, PMCID: PMC6387983, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCounselingFemaleHumansMaleMusculoskeletal DiseasesPainPain ManagementPilot ProjectsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesVeteransConceptsRisky substance useMusculoskeletal disordersSubstance useMean pain severityCourse of illnessPain severity ratingsProportion of veteransScreening Brief InterventionCounseling armPain severityPain treatmentTAU conditionWeek 12Brief counselingEarly interventionOutcome assessmentBrief interventionStudy therapistsTelephone callsVeteransCounseling interventionCounselingInterventionSeverity ratingsDisorders
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareBehavior TherapyChronic DiseaseConnecticutCounselingFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMalePatient Care TeamPilot ProjectsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance 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 effectivenessParticipantsAddictionDoes stimulant use impair housing outcomes in low‐demand supportive housing for chronically homeless adults?
Edens EL, Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Does stimulant use impair housing outcomes in low‐demand supportive housing for chronically homeless adults? American Journal On Addictions 2014, 23: 243-248. PMID: 24724881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12089.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 regressionA Typology of Childhood Problems among Chronically Homeless Adults and Its Association with Housing and Clinical Outcomes
Tsai J, Edens EL, Rosenheck RA. A Typology of Childhood Problems among Chronically Homeless Adults and Its Association with Housing and Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2011, 22: 853-870. PMID: 21841283, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronically Homeless Women Report High Rates of Substance Use Problems Equivalent to Chronically Homeless Men
Edens EL, Mares AS, Rosenheck RA. Chronically Homeless Women Report High Rates of Substance Use Problems Equivalent to Chronically Homeless Men. Women's Health Issues 2011, 21: 383-389. PMID: 21703865, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHousingHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesWomen's HealthYoung AdultConceptsSubstance use problemsHomeless adultsMental healthLifetime mental healthSupportive housing programHigh rateSignificant baseline differencesUse problemsSubstance use patternsBaseline group differencesMental health outcomesBaseline characteristicsBaseline differencesHealth outcomesMental illnessOutcome findingsSubstance useOutcome evaluationU.S. populationNumber of daysWomenGroup differencesSignificant differencesModest improvementMultivariate regression
2009
Novel Pharmacological Approaches to Drug Abuse Treatment
Edens E, Massa A, Petrakis I. Novel Pharmacological Approaches to Drug Abuse Treatment. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2009, 3: 343-386. PMID: 21161760, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2009_29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveCentral Nervous System StimulantsDepressionHumansImmunotherapyNeurobiologySubstance-Related DisordersConceptsNovel pharmacological approachesPharmacological approachesAddiction treatmentDrug abuse treatmentDrugs of abuseWithdrawal discomfortDopaminergic tonePharmacologic researchRewarding effectsNeural pathwaysAbuse treatmentNeurobiological underpinningsTreatmentNicotineDrugsVaried treatmentsAdditional substancesComorbiditiesMedicationsOpiates