2021
Gender and past year serious psychological distress are associated with past year AUD: Time-varying results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH; 2008–2017)
Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Roberts W, Pittman B, McKee SA. Gender and past year serious psychological distress are associated with past year AUD: Time-varying results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH; 2008–2017). Addictive Behaviors 2021, 116: 106815. PMID: 33450666, PMCID: PMC7887085, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106815.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Developing a Laboratory Model of Smoking Lapse Targeting Stress and Brief Nicotine Deprivation
Oberleitner LMS, Moore KE, Verplaetse T, Roberts W, McKee SA. Developing a Laboratory Model of Smoking Lapse Targeting Stress and Brief Nicotine Deprivation. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2018, 26: 244-250. PMID: 29863382, PMCID: PMC5990030, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine deprivationAd libitum smokingSmoking lapse behaviorHuman laboratory modelImagery inductionSmoking periodOnly significant differenceDaily smokersTobacco cravingMonetary reinforcementSmokingSeparate daysHuman laboratoryLapse behaviorSignificant differencesMood statesEffects of stressReduced abilityDelay periodNegative mood statesPrimary aimStress imagerySecondary goalCurrent studyNeutral imagery
2016
Guanfacine alters the effect of stress and smoking on heart rate variability in regular daily smokers
Verplaetse TL, Smith PH, Smith KM, Oberleitner LM, McKee SA. Guanfacine alters the effect of stress and smoking on heart rate variability in regular daily smokers. Psychopharmacology 2016, 234: 805-813. PMID: 28028603, PMCID: PMC5309140, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4517-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rate variabilityRegular daily smokersEffects of guanfacineSmoking lapse behaviorHF-HRVPlacebo groupDaily smokersRate variabilitySmoking-related decreaseΑ2A-adrenergic agonistAd libitum smokingAd lib smokingHigh-frequency heart rate variabilityEffects of stressStress imageryNoradrenergic targetsVagal activityParent studySmokingGuanfacineTonic levelsPhasic changesNeutral imagery conditionsPotential mechanismsImportant markerAssociations of Gender, Smoking, and Stress with Transitions in Major Depression Diagnoses.
Verplaetse TL, Smith PH, Pittman BP, Mazure CM, McKee SA. Associations of Gender, Smoking, and Stress with Transitions in Major Depression Diagnoses. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 123-9. PMID: 27354839, PMCID: PMC4918874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depression diagnosisFormer smokersDepression diagnosisMDD diagnosisMore stressful eventsStressful eventsFormer cigarette smokersU.S. National Epidemiologic SurveyCigarette smoking statusNational Epidemiologic SurveyAssociation of genderCurrent smokingSmoking statusCigarette smokersClinical assessmentDepression riskEpidemiologic SurveyLife event stressRelated conditionsSmokersSmokingDiagnosisBiological underpinningsEvent stressHigh rate