2024
Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale across race, sex, and time, and differential impacts on cocaine use treatment outcomes
Schick M, Kiluk B, Nich C, LaPaglia D, Haeny A. Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale across race, sex, and time, and differential impacts on cocaine use treatment outcomes. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 166: 209493. PMID: 39151798, PMCID: PMC11392621, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderPerceived Stress ScaleTreatment retentionMeasurement invarianceTreatment outcomesSubstance use treatment outcomesStress ScalePredicting treatment retentionSelf-efficacyCoping self-efficacyTwo-factor modelInfluence treatment outcomeCocaine abuse/dependenceDSM-IVUse disorderCocaine useBetween-group differencesMetric invarianceScalar invarianceTwo-factorCocainePharmacological treatmentFactor analysisDifferential impactAbuse/dependenceEvidence that personalized racial stress procedures elicit a stress response and increases alcohol craving among Black adults with alcohol use disorder: A laboratory pilot study
Haeny A, Schick M, McKenley C, Chowdhary A, Bellamy C, O'Malley S, Sinha R. Evidence that personalized racial stress procedures elicit a stress response and increases alcohol craving among Black adults with alcohol use disorder: A laboratory pilot study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 111312. PMID: 38749311, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderAlcohol cravingIncreased alcohol cravingUse disorderRacial stressEmotional responsesImpact of racial stressBlack adultsExposure to stressStress scriptsImagery procedureExposure sessionsCravingPersonal eventsStress procedureNegative emotionsNeutral conditionsPositive emotionsIdentity explorationStress responseExploratory analysisPhysiological responsesSessionsEmotionsAlcohol
2022
Inclusion and reporting of sex, gender, and race/ethnicity in randomized controlled trials of nonpharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorder: A meta‐epidemiologic review
Schick M, Nalven T, Lynch‐Gadaleta B, Hostetler K, Crawford M, Spillane N. Inclusion and reporting of sex, gender, and race/ethnicity in randomized controlled trials of nonpharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorder: A meta‐epidemiologic review. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 1154-1165. PMID: 35904527, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTrials of nonpharmacologic treatmentsRacial/ethnic groupsRacial/ethnic breakdownConsequences of alcohol use disordersMinoritized racial/ethnic groupsNonpharmacological treatmentsGeneralizability of study findingsMental health diagnosesNational Institutes of Health Revitalization ActPreferred Reporting ItemsAUD treatmentInclusion of diverse groupsSex/gender groupUse disorderPsychological functioningPublished randomized controlled trialsRandomized controlled trialsHealth diagnosisReporting ItemsMethodological limitationsReporting of dataRacial/ethnic compositionSystematic reviewTreatment outcomes
2020
Alcohol to down-regulate negative and positive emotions: Extending our understanding of the functional role of alcohol in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder
Weiss N, Goncharenko S, Raudales A, Schick M, Contractor A. Alcohol to down-regulate negative and positive emotions: Extending our understanding of the functional role of alcohol in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 115: 106777. PMID: 33359633, PMCID: PMC7855539, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityAlcohol use disorderPositive emotionsSymptom severityAlcohol useAlcohol misuseAssociation of PTSD symptom severityModels of posttraumatic stress disorderNegative emotionsContext of positive emotionsFunction of alcohol usePTSD symptom severitySubstance-using individualsEffects of alcohol usePTSD-AUDTrauma-exposedStress disorderNegative reinforcementUse disorderAversive reactionsReinforcement functionEmotionsAlcoholDisordersA Call to Action: A Systematic Review Examining the Failure to Include Females and Members of Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Groups in Clinical Trials of Pharmacological Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder
Schick M, Spillane N, Hostetler K. A Call to Action: A Systematic Review Examining the Failure to Include Females and Members of Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Groups in Clinical Trials of Pharmacological Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 1933-1951. PMID: 32997374, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderClinical trials of pharmacological treatmentsMinoritized racial/ethnic groupsUse disorderTrials of pharmacological treatmentsPharmacological treatmentRandomized clinical trials of pharmacologic treatmentRacial/ethnic groupsRacial/ethnic breakdownSignificant public health concernSystematic reviewMedication typeDisordersPublished randomized clinical trialsTreatment outcomesStudy limitationsHighest prevalence estimatesPreferred Reporting ItemsAlcoholPublic health concernRacial/ethnic characteristicsReporting ItemsSubgroup analysisPrevalence estimatesClinical trials