Screening for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Older Adults Using a Modified Version of the CAGEAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 10 Số 4 - Trang 319-326 - 2001
Charles H. Hinkin, Steven A. Castellon, Elizabeth Dickson‐Fuhrman, Garrett Daum, Jerome H. Jaffe, Lissy F. Jarvik
This study examined the sensitivity, specificity, and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves of a modified version of the CAGE, a screening measure used in the detection of older alcohol‐ and drug‐abusing individuals. In a retrospective review of clinical records of 976 patients screened by a geriatric substance abuse program, the authors examined patients'responses on a modified ...... hiện toàn bộ
Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse Histories, PTSD, Depression, and HIV Risk Outcomes in Women Injection Drug Users: A Potential Mediating PathwayAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 16 Số 6 - Trang 431-438 - 2007
Rosalyn E. Plotzker, David S. Metzger, William C. Holmes
We explored links between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood physical abuse (CPA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/depression, and women injection drug users' (IDUs') risk in 113 women recruited from two syringe exchange sites. More than half (56%) reported CSA, 68% CPA, 23% likely were depressed‐only, and 53% likely had PTSD/depression. CSA was associated with sexual (p = 0.003)...... hiện toàn bộ
The Association Between Earlier Marijuana Use and Subsequent Academic Achievement and Health Problems: A Longitudinal StudyAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 17 Số 2 - Trang 155-160 - 2008
Judith S. Brook, Matthew Stimmel, Chenshu Zhang, David W. Brook
In this prospective longitudinal study, the authors investigated the association between marijuana use over a period of 13 years and subsequent health problems at age 27. A community sample of 749 participants from upstate New York was interviewed at mean ages of 14, 16, 22, and 27 years. Marijuana use over time was significantly associated with increased health problems by the late twenti...... hiện toàn bộ
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and Drug‐DependenceAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 8 Số 4 - Trang 279-292 - 1999
Marsha M. Linehan, Henry C. Schmidt, Linda A. Dimeff, J. Christopher Craft, Jonathan W. Kanter, Katherine Anne Comtois
A randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate whether Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an effective cognitive‐behavioral treatment for suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), would also be effective for drug‐dependent women with BPD when compared with treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) in the community. Subjects were randomly assigned to either DBT or TAU for a ye...... hiện toàn bộ
Six‐Month Follow‐Up of Short‐Term Pharmacotherapy for Cocaine DependenceAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 1 Số 1 - Trang 40-49 - 1992
Thomas R. Kosten, Frank H. Gawin, Therese A. Kosten, Cindy Morgan, Bruce J. Rounsaville, Richard S. Schottenfeld, Herbert D. Kleber
This 6‐month follow‐up study of 43 of 72 patients who entered a 6‐week randomized clinical trial of pharmacotherapy for cocaine dependence found that self‐reported cocaine abstinence during the 6 months was significantly greater in patients treated with desipramine (44%) than in those treated with lithium (19%) or placebo (27%). The placebo group had more occurrences of depression (36% vs....... hiện toàn bộ
Anxiety, mood disorders and injection risk behaviors among cocaine users: Results from the COSMO studyAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 24 Số 7 - Trang 654-660 - 2015
Élise Roy, Didier Jutras‐Aswad, Karine Bertrand, Magali Dufour, Michel Perreault, Émélie Laverdière, Fabiola Bene‐Tchaleu, Julie Bruneau
Background and ObjectivesDespite being common among cocaine users, mental health problems and their relationship with HIV and hepatitis C high risk injection behaviors are poorly documented. This study was undertaken to examine the relationships between mood and anxiety disorders and the sharing of drug injection equipment among cocaine users who inject d...... hiện toàn bộ
Psychiatric Comorbidity in Treatment‐Seeking Cocaine AbusersAmerican Journal on Addictions - Tập 3 Số 1 - Trang 25-35 - 1994
James A. Halikas, Ross D. Crosby, Victoria L. Pearson, Sean Nugent, Gregory A. Carlson
The authors determined psychiatric diagnoses in 207 cocaine abusers seeking outpatient treatment, using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS) developed by the National Institute of Mental Health. A major proportion of subjects (62%) met diagnostic criteria for a current psychiatric disorder, and nearly three‐quarters (73%) met lifetime criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder other...... hiện toàn bộ