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View article: Sleep quality and duration following the use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis in the daily life of community adults
Sleep quality and duration following the use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis in the daily life of community adults Open
Community adults report sleeping ~15min longer on days of cannabis use, unless they also drank alcohol that day. This finding underscores the importance of examining co-use in daily life. Cannabis use demonstrated limited benefits for slee…
View article: Missouri College Students’ Intentions Towards Initiating or Changing Cannabis Use in a Shifting Legal Landscape
Missouri College Students’ Intentions Towards Initiating or Changing Cannabis Use in a Shifting Legal Landscape Open
Background: With cannabis legal in nearly half of U.S. states, important concerns about the public health impact remain, particularly for states yet to legalize. The present study, using data collected in the initial phase of cannabis lega…
View article: Academically based regional quality improvement hubs: Advancing Medicaid's quality strategy in the state of Ohio through state‐academic partnerships
Academically based regional quality improvement hubs: Advancing Medicaid's quality strategy in the state of Ohio through state‐academic partnerships Open
Introduction In 2022, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) launched a Managed Care Population Health and Quality Strategy to improve healthcare quality and equity for Medicaid Managed Care enrollees. Aligned with national quality objectiv…
View article: Insomnia treatment effects on negative emotionality among veterans in treatment for alcohol use disorder
Insomnia treatment effects on negative emotionality among veterans in treatment for alcohol use disorder Open
Background Insomnia symptoms are pervasive and persistent in alcohol use disorder (AUD), though little is known about the mechanisms that underlie this association. We previously found that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I)…
View article: Alcohol use prior to episodes of nonsuicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial of dialectical behavior therapy.
Alcohol use prior to episodes of nonsuicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial of dialectical behavior therapy. Open
Findings need to be replicated but indicate that alcohol use occurs frequently prior to NSSI and could be a target for reducing impulsive episodes of NSSI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).
View article: Acute, Chronic, and Everyday Physical Pain in Borderline Personality Disorder
Acute, Chronic, and Everyday Physical Pain in Borderline Personality Disorder Open
Purpose of Review Physical pain is an underrecognized area of dysregulation among those with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Disturbances are observed within the experience of acute, chronic, and everyday physical pain experiences f…
View article: The prevalence of alcohol use prior to episodes of non-suicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial of dialectical behavior therapy
The prevalence of alcohol use prior to episodes of non-suicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder participating in a randomized clinical trial of dialectical behavior therapy Open
Objective: Alcohol use is an important, but understudied, risk factor for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), defined as deliberate physical harm to oneself without intent to die. Alcohol use may facilitate engagement in NSSI by increasing im…
View article: Prevalence and Characteristics of Alcohol-involved Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri: 2011-2022
Prevalence and Characteristics of Alcohol-involved Deaths in St. Louis, Missouri: 2011-2022 Open
Objective: Alcohol contributes to a large number of deaths annually, both in terms of deaths fully attributed to alcohol (e.g., alcohol poisoning) and deaths where alcohol is a contributing cause (e.g., motor-vehicle accidents). Nationally…
View article: Examining increasing racial inequities in opioid overdose deaths: A spatiotemporal analysis of Black and White decedents in St. Louis, Missouri, 2011-2021
Examining increasing racial inequities in opioid overdose deaths: A spatiotemporal analysis of Black and White decedents in St. Louis, Missouri, 2011-2021 Open
The third wave of the opioid overdose crisis—defined by the proliferation of illicit fentanyl and its analogues—has not only led to record numbers of overdose deaths but also to unprecedented racial inequities in overdose deaths impacting …
View article: The Association of Medical Providers’ Attitudes About Naloxone and People with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Self-Reported “Low-Barrier” Treatment Practices
The Association of Medical Providers’ Attitudes About Naloxone and People with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Self-Reported “Low-Barrier” Treatment Practices Open
Opioid-involved overdose deaths continue to climb, in part because of suboptimal access to and retention on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine. “Low barrier” buprenorphine treatment aims to reduce or elimin…
View article: How Well Do Cognitive and Metacognitive Models Predict Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms?
How Well Do Cognitive and Metacognitive Models Predict Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms? Open
The research reported here was designed to expand upon the understanding that cognitive and metacognitive theories each offer explanations for the development of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) by contrasting predictions derived from t…