2024
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine
Petrakis I, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Nich C, Kelly M, Claudio T, Jane J, Pisani E, Ralevski E. Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) versus individual drug counseling (IDC) for PTSD for veterans with opioid use disorder maintained on buprenorphine. American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 525-533. PMID: 38624259, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive processing therapyIndividual drug counselingPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid use disorderSubstance use disordersDrug counselingProcessing therapyPTSD symptomsUse disorderCognitive processing therapy groupEvidence-based trauma-focused psychotherapiesSelf-reported PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder treatmentRemission of PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistComorbid opioid use disorderTrauma-focused psychotherapyTrauma-focused treatmentRates of comorbidityTreatment group differencesPCL-5Stress disorderGroup differencesRandomized clinical trialsWritten exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial
Meshberg-Cohen S, Cook J, Bin-Mahfouz A, Petrakis I. Written exposure therapy for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and PTSD: Study design of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 139: 107475. PMID: 38365173, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWritten exposure therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderEvidence-based psychotherapiesSubstance use disordersExposure therapyReduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD specialty clinicRates of posttraumatic stress disorderCo-occurring substance use disordersComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderSubstance use disorder outcomesDays of substance useTreatment-seeking veteransSubstance use disorder treatmentStress disorderAddiction outcomesTherapist involvementAddiction programsSUD treatmentSubstance useTrauma treatmentRandomized clinical trialsWriting conditionsHomework assignments
2023
Analysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis
Farquharson S, Shende C, Newcomb J, Petrakis I, Arias A. Analysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis. Molecules 2023, 28: 2010. PMID: 36903255, PMCID: PMC10004423, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance-related disordersUS military veteransUse disordersMilitary veteransDrug useIllicit drugsSubstance use disordersDrug overdose deathsIllicit drug useML of salivaBuprenorphine adherenceTreatment medicationsUrine testsOverdose deathsPatients' salivaDisease controlPatient samplesBuprenorphinePOC analyzerDrugsVulnerable populationsCare analyzerMedicationsDisorders
2019
Pharmacotherapies for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders
Kachadourian L, Jensen K, Sofuoglu M, Petrakis I. Pharmacotherapies for PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. 2019, 239-259. DOI: 10.4324/9781315442648-13.ChaptersOpioid use disorderAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersPTSD/SUDPharmacological treatmentComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse of pharmacotherapySubstance use disordersEffectiveness of foodIntramuscular naltrexoneLabel medicationsEpidemiological studiesMedication developmentDrug AdministrationPharmacotherapyStress disorderAvailable evidenceDisordersNew targetsNaltrexoneTreatmentBiological mechanismsSpecific substancesSUDChapter 13 Trauma and Addiction—How to Treat Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders
Vojvoda D, Petrakis I. Chapter 13 Trauma and Addiction—How to Treat Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. 2019, 189-196. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-54856-4.00013-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid substance use disorderPTSD symptomsCo-occurring posttraumatic stress disorderRandomized clinical studyWorse clinical outcomesTreatment of patientsSeverity of AUDSeverity of symptomsCo-occurring disordersReduction of severityRecent pharmacological advancesAnticonvulsant topiramateClinical outcomesPharmacological treatmentPTSD comorbidityClinical studiesPharmacological advancesInconstant effectsMedicationsUse disordersAlcohol consumptionN-acetylcysteine
2016
Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches
Kachadourian L, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches. 2016, 627-642. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9_108.ChaptersPost-traumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderUse disordersAlcohol dependenceStress disorderCurrent treatment approachesSubstance use disordersUS military veteransPharmacological interventionsDual diagnosisTreatment approachesDisordersPotential mechanismsMilitary veteransHigh ratePsychotherapeutic approachesComorbiditiesEtiologyDiagnosis
2015
Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches
Kachadourian L, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches. 2015, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_108-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersAlcohol dependenceStress disorderCurrent treatment approachesSubstance use disordersUS military veteransPharmacological interventionsDual diagnosisTreatment approachesDisordersPotential mechanismsMilitary veteransHigh ratePsychotherapeutic approachesComorbiditiesEtiologyDiagnosis