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Criminal justice and alcohol treatment: results from a national sampleBrenda M Booth
HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare Outcomes and Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 44:249-55. 2013..Study results suggest opportunities for interventions to increase treatment rates or treatment need, a major correlate of treatment utilization...
Physical health status of female veterans: contributions of sex partnership and in-military rapeBrenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, 755, Little Rock, AR
Psychosom Med 74:916-24. 2012..Clinicians evaluating the physical health of this population should therefore consider obtaining detailed sexual histories, and a multidisciplinary team is needed to address mental health issues in female veterans...
Characteristics of cocaine users presenting to an emergency department chest pain observation unitBrenda M Booth
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 5800 West 10th Street, Suite 605, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:329-37. 2005....- Short-term course of drinking in an untreated sample of at-risk drinkersB M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72204, USA
J Stud Alcohol 62:580-8. 2001..Because few at-risk drinkers obtain help for their drinking, it is important to understand the short-term fluctuations between at-risk drinking and full-fledged alcohol use disorders, as well as remission of at-risk drinking... - The impact of drinking and drinking consequences on short-term employment outcomes in at-risk drinkers in six southern statesBrenda M Booth
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Little Rock, AR, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:157-66. 2002..Thus, productivity benefits may accrue from developing treatments for at-risk drinkers, particularly interventions to reduce drinking... - Vulnerability factors for homelessness associated with substance dependence in a community sample of homeless adultsBrenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 28:429-52. 2002..Therefore, homeless individuals with substance dependence have many vulnerabilities beyond their substance dependence that should be dealt with in treatment or other service settings before lasting housing can be achieved... - Longitudinal relationship between psychological distress and multiple substance use: results from a three-year multisite natural-history study of rural stimulant usersBrenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Health Services Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Slot 755, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:258-67. 2010..This article examines this issue in a large (N = 710), natural-history study of rural stimulant (cocaine and/or methamphetamine) users in three states... - Variations in drinking patterns in the rural South: joint effects of race, gender, and rural residenceBrenda M Booth
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 32:561-8. 2006..Caucasian), and rural residence on variations in drinking patterns, including past year abstinence, at-risk drinking, and recent drinking quantity and frequency for drinkers only... - Correlates of rural methamphetamine and cocaine users: results from a multistate community studyBrenda M Booth
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 5800 West 10th Street, Suite 605, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:493-501. 2006..However, cocaine is also widely used in many rural areas. The purpose of this article is to contrast MA and cocaine users in three geographically distinct rural areas of the United States... - Predictors of short-term course of drinking in untreated rural and urban at-risk drinkers: effects of gender, illegal drug use and psychiatric comorbidityBrenda M Booth
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, Department of Psychiatry, University ofArkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:63-73. 2004..The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of changes in drinking and drinking consequences in untreated at-risk drinkers in a community sample... - Measuring use of health services for at-risk drinkers: how brief can you get?Brenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72204, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 33:254-64. 2006.... - Substance use health services researchB M Booth
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Subst Use Misuse 36:673-85. 2001..We show how these issues are also expanded beyond more traditional definitions. We conclude by indicating some broad areas for further research... - Substance use, depression, and mental health functioning in patients seeking acute medical care in an inner-city EDBrenda M Booth
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham, Slot 755, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 38:358-72. 2011..These findings, coupled with the high rates of these disorders, suggest the importance of screening and either beginning appropriate treatment or offering appropriate referral for such disorders in ED settings... - Rape, sex partnership, and substance use consequences in women veteransBrenda M Booth
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
J Trauma Stress 24:287-94. 2011..3, 3.6, 2.1, respectively). Many women veterans have a high need for comprehensive mental health services... - Predictors of patient entry into alcohol treatment after initial diagnosisJ E Kirchner
VA HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 27:339-46. 2000..7), diagnosis of a comorbid drug (OR = 4.3) or psychiatric disorder (OR = 3.6), diagnosis by a medical as opposed to a surgical specialty (OR = 6.0), and African American (OR = 1.7)... - Physical health, illicit drug use, and demographic characteristics in rural stimulant usersThomas F Garrity
Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536 0086, USA
J Rural Health 23:99-107. 2007..There is growing concern about illicit rural stimulant use, especially regarding methamphetamine use and its health consequences... - Depression after alcohol treatment as a risk factor for relapse among male veteransG M Curran
HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Building 58, Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 19:259-65. 2000..Other analyses revealed that those with persistent depressive symptomatology reported at both baseline and 3 months posttreatment did not experience worse outcomes that those who reported symptomatology at 3 months posttreatment alone... - Persistence of impaired functioning and psychological distress after medical hospitalization for men with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disordersB M Booth
HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
J Gen Intern Med 16:57-65. 2001..To measure the persistence of impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL) and psychological distress associated with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders in a longitudinal sample of medically hospitalized male veterans... - Pain interference in individuals in driver intervention programs for driving under the influence offendersMark Andrew Ilgen
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Subst Use Misuse 45:1406-19. 2010..Many individuals seen in court-mandated DIP programs for DUI offenders also report difficulties with pain. DIP programming should address pain in relation to substance use and mental health issues... - Do patients with alcohol dependence use more services? A comparative analysis with other chronic disordersJ C Fortney
HSR and D Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72144, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 23:127-33. 1999..The secondary purpose was to determine the impact of comorbid alcoholism on the service use of patients with chronic illnesses... - Correlates and 6-month outcomes for co-occurring cannabis use in rural and urban at-risk drinkersB M Booth
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Subst Use Misuse 36:717-33. 2001..We suggest that cannabis use may be a marker for greater impairment associated with at-risk drinking... - Rural and urban problem drinkers in six Southern statesB M Booth
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
Subst Use Misuse 34:471-93. 1999..72) for lifetime disorders and good agreement (kappa = 0.53) for recent disorders against structured diagnostic interviews for DSM-IV criteria... - Recognition and management of depression in a substance use disorder treatment populationG M Curran
VA HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcome Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 33:563-9. 2007..05). Analysis with a recoded BDI showed that the moderately-to-severely symptomatic (BDI = 20+) were 4.1 times more likely to have returned to substance use than those with a BDI score of under 20... - Longitudinal changes in predictor profiles of abstinence from alcohol use among male veteransG M Curran
HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock 72114, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 23:141-3. 1999..Substantively, our data support previous findings concerning the impact of increased medical severity, positive employment history, and depression on treatment outcomes... - A comparison of substance abuse patients' and counselors' perceptions of relapse risk: relationship to actual relapseM A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 400 E Eisenhower Parkway, Building 2, Suite A, 48108 3318, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 19:161-9. 2000..Findings suggest the potential utility of considering patient perceptions to understand and possibly prevent relapse... - Performance measurement for schizophrenia: adherence to guidelines for antipsychotic doseR R Owen
HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research CeMHOR, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock 72114 1706, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 12:475-82. 2000..This report describes the development, application, and exploratory evaluation of a clinical performance measure based on recently published schizophrenia guidelines for antipsychotic dose... - Age, ethnicity, and comorbidity in a national sample of hospitalized alcohol-dependent women veteransR Ross
Center for Mental Healthcare Research of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Psychiatr Serv 49:663-8. 1998..Treatment patterns in a national sample of hospitalized women veterans diagnosed with alcohol dependence were identified with the goal of improving health services to women veterans with alcohol-related disorders... - Individual and program predictors of attrition from VA substance use treatmentGeoffrey M Curran
VA Health Services Research and Development, Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 36:25-34. 2009..Focus on individual and program level factors associated with attrition is crucial to retaining individuals in treatment... - Characteristics of women seeking intensive outpatient substance use treatment in the VATracy Stecker
VA Health Services Research and Development HSR and D, Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:1478-84. 2007..To investigate gender differences among veterans receiving intensive outpatient (IOP) substance use treatment in a national VA sample and to compare women attending IOP with women with substance use disorders in VA primary care... - Rural, suburban, and urban variations in alcohol consumption in the United States: findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ConditionsTyrone F Borders
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Rural Health 23:314-21. 2007..Alcohol consumption is a major public health problem nationally, but little research has investigated drinking patterns by rurality of residence... - Patterns of health services use associated with Veterans Affairs outpatient substance-use treatmentTracy Stecker
Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development, Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 152 NLR, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:510-8. 2007..This study examined service use and costs associated with receiving intensive outpatient (IOP) substance-use treatment... - Research on rural residence and access to drug abuse services: where are we and where do we go?Tyrone F Borders
Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA
J Rural Health 23:79-83. 2007..Illicit drug use is common in rural areas, but very little research has investigated rural populations' access to drug abuse services... - Longitudinal changes in methamphetamine and cocaine use in untreated rural stimulant users: racial differences and the impact of methamphetamine legislationTyrone F Borders
Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205 7199, USA
Addiction 103:800-8. 2008..To examine how race and methamphetamine legislation are associated with changes in cocaine and methamphetamine use among untreated rural stimulant users... - Childhood conduct problems and other early risk factors in rural adult stimulant usersTeresa L Kramer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Health Services Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
J Rural Health 25:50-7. 2009..Understanding childhood risk factors associated with adult substance use and legal problems is important for treatment and prevention... - Longitudinal changes in drug use severity and physical health-related quality of life among untreated stimulant usersTyrone F Borders
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205 7199, United States
Addict Behav 34:959-64. 2009.... - Treatment needs of men and women with violence problems in substance use disorder treatmentStephen T Chermack
University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
Subst Use Misuse 44:1236-62. 2009..4% reporting being injured. Overall, those injuring nonpartners or both partners/nonpartners had more severe problems. Implications of the findings for SUD treatment settings and a model for integrated violence prevention are discussed... - Perceived need for treatment for alcohol use disorders: results from two national surveysMark J Edlund
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Slot 554, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
Psychiatr Serv 60:1618-28. 2009..And second, to investigate the determinants of perceived need for and utilization of treatment for alcohol use disorders... - Religiousness among at-risk drinkers: is it prospectively associated with the development or maintenance of an alcohol-use disorder?Tyrone F Borders
Department of Health Policy and Management, Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham Street, Slot 820, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 7199, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:136-42. 2010..This study examined whether particular dimensions of religiousness are prospectively associated with the development or maintenance of an alcohol-use disorder (AUD) among at-risk drinkers or persons with a history of problem drinking... - Predictors of attrition from a national sample of methadone maintenance patientsMichael Mancino
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 36:155-60. 2010..Methadone substitution therapy is an effective harm reduction treatment method for opioid dependent persons. Ability to retain patients in methadone treatment is an accepted predictor of treatment outcomes... - Patterns of substance abuse treatment seeking following cocaine-related emergency department visitsJohn C Fortney
VA Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 38:221-33. 2011..63, CI(95) = 0.47-0.85, p < 0.01). ED visits for cocaine-related chest pain represent missed opportunities to link patients to substance abuse treatment, and interventions are needed to motivate patients to seek care... - Longitudinal association of preference-weighted health-related quality of life measures and substance use disorder outcomesJeffrey M Pyne
Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, USA
Addiction 106:507-15. 2011..To examine the construct validity of generic preference-weighted health-related quality of life measures in a sample of patients with a substance use disorder (SUD)... - Datapoints: detection of substance use disorders in veterans affairs primary care clinicsGeoffrey M Curran
Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare system, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114, USA
Psychiatr Serv 54:1326. 2003 - Factors associated with perceived stigma for alcohol use and treatment among at-risk drinkersJohn Fortney
J Behav Health Serv Res 31:418-29. 2004..Rural at-risk drinkers were more likely to perceive a lack of privacy in primary care... - Clinical practice variations in prescribing antipsychotics for patients with schizophreniaRichard R Owen
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, North Little Rock, AR 72114 1706, USA
Am J Med Qual 18:140-6. 2003..To adequately assess quality and inform and possibly further develop clinical practice guideline recommendations for schizophrenia, well-designed research studies conducted in routine clinical settings are needed... - Rural-urban differences in health care benefits of a community-based sample of at-risk drinkersJohn C Fortney
VA HSR and D Center for Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, USA
J Rural Health 19:292-8. 2003..Different types of health plan cost-containment strategies (eg, gatekeeping, selective contracting, and cost-sharing) may affect the utilization of behavioral health services differently in urban and rural areas... - Service utilization and outcomes in medically ill veterans with posttraumatic stress and depressive disordersTeresa L Kramer
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA
J Trauma Stress 16:211-9. 2003..Results indicate that screening, early detection, and referral are critical in treating these comorbid patients because of increased psychological distress and high service-use rates... - Preference-weighted health status associated with substance use-disorders treatmentJeffrey M Pyne
Veterans Administration Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
J Stud Alcohol 67:436-44. 2006..We conducted a methodological evaluation of the relationship between preference-weighted health status and 6-month substance use-disorders treatment outcomes... - Two-year trajectory of stimulant use in 18- to 21-year-old rural African AmericansTeresa L Kramer
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
Subst Abus 31:12-23. 2010..In summary, cocaine use declined, but other substances were used at high rates, suggesting a significant need for intervention services that address multisubstance use in rural areas... - Differences between physical and behavioral health benefits in the health plans of at-risk drinkersJohn C Fortney
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center for Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Psychiatr Serv 54:97-102. 2003..The goal of this study was to describe the physical and behavioral health benefits of a representative community-based sample of at-risk drinkers potentially in need of behavioral health services... - Depressive disorders and alcohol dependence in a community populationJoAnn E Kirchner
VA HSR and D Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock 72114 1706, USA
Community Ment Health J 38:361-73. 2002..This lack of insurance for previously depressed persons calls for future work examining the potential influence of this barrier to access care on both clinical and functional outcomes... - Depressive symptomatology and early attrition from intensive outpatient substance use treatmentGeoffrey M Curran
Veterans Administration Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Building 58, North Little Rock, AR 72114, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:138-43. 2002..The results also indicate that future research should focus on potential distinguishing characteristics between early and later attrition... - HIV risk behaviors among rural stimulant users: variation by gender and race/ethnicityPatricia B Wright
Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 19:137-50. 2007..9, CI = 1.47-10.09; p = .006). These findings indicate HIV prevention efforts should be tailored to address gender and racial/ethnic differences in risk behaviors among rural stimulant users... - Diversity in relapse prevention needs: gender and race comparisons among substance abuse treatment patientsM A Walton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Alcohol Research Center, Ann Arbor 48108-3318, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 27:225-40. 2001..Implications for developing alternative relapse prevention approaches to address this diversity are discussed... - Barriers to and need for alcohol services for women in rural populationsB M Booth
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, Department Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 24:1267-75. 2000..This article reviews and summarizes the research on alcohol problems and issues related to alcohol services for rural women... - Stages of change, decisional balance, and self-efficacy in condom use among rural African-American stimulant usersDonna L Gullette
College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 20:428-41. 2009..The results provide support for the development of interventions that promote the advantages of and increase self-efficacy for condom use... - Psychological aggression, physical aggression, and injury in nonpartner relationships among men and women in treatment for substance-use disordersRegan L Murray
Addiction Research Center, 2901B, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 5470, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:896-905. 2008..This study focused on the prevalence and predictors of psychological aggression, physical aggression, and injury rates in nonintimate partner relationships in a substance-use disorder treatment sample... - Comparing outcomes of routine care for depression: the dilemma of case-mix adjustmentT L Kramer
Centers for Mental Healthcare Research, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 28:287-300. 2001..This study identifies variables to be included in case-mix adjustment models and demonstrates statistical methods to control for differences across settings when comparing depression outcomes... - Services utilization before and after the prospective payment system by patients with somatization disorderM Zhang
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 25:76-82. 1998..quot; This study confirms the results from other research indicating that higher levels of efficiency may be achieved for certain psychiatric disorders through prospective payment mechanisms... - Health services utilization and cost for at-risk drinkers: rural and urban comparisonsPaul J Nietert
Centerfor Health Care Research, 135 Canon Street, Suite 403, PO Box 250837, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:353-62. 2004..The purpose of this study was to examine differences between healthcare use and associated costs in rural and urban at-risk drinkers... - Perceived need for substance abuse treatment among illicit stimulant drug users in rural areas of Ohio, Arkansas, and KentuckyRussel S Falck
Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 91:107-14. 2007..These findings have practical implications for efforts addressing substance abuse in rural areas... - Methamphetamine use and adverse consequences in the rural southern United States: an ethnographic overviewRocky L Sexton
Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research, Wright State University School of Medicine, 143 Biological Sciences, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs . 2006..The findings indicate that informed drug treatment outreach and reduction of potential adverse consequences among methamphetamine users in rural areas are important issues for public health and for interventions... - Past-year violence typologies among patients with cocaine-related chest painRebecca Cunningham
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0437, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 33:571-82. 2007..Understanding these correlates has public health implications, both for preventing future violence and its associated ED service utilization, and for future interventions in cocaine users presenting to the ED... - Utilization and cost of mental health, substance abuse, and medical services among at-risk drinkersPaul J Nietert
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Med Care Res Rev 64:431-48. 2007..Through multivariable models, this study found that overall costs of non-MH/SA services were similar between users and nonusers of MH/SA services... - Multi-sample standardization and decomposition analysis: an application to comparisons of methamphetamine use among rural drug users in three American statesJichuan Wang
Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Stat Med 26:3612-23. 2007..The study shows that SDA is a useful technique for multi-population comparisons, providing an opportunity to look at data from a different perspective in medical studies... - Gang and multiple rapes during military service: health consequences and health careAnne G Sadler
Psychology Service, Iowa City Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, USA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 60:33-41. 2005..The differential health effects associated with severe violence supports the public health importance of sexual violence screening, treatment, and prevention... - Factors associated with women's risk of rape in the military environmentAnne G Sadler
Psychology Service, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
Am J Ind Med 43:262-73. 2003..Health hazards specific to women workers have not been adequately documented. This study assessed military environmental factors associated with rape occurring during military service, while controlling for pre-military trauma experiences... - Gender differences in correlates of recent physical assault among untreated rural and urban at-risk drinkers: role of depressionStephen T Chermack
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Violence Vict 21:67-80. 2006..Overall, the results of this study suggest that screening and prevention interventions for physical assault among at-risk drinkers should target both alcohol use disorders and depression... - Tracking inner city substance users from the emergency department: how many contacts does it take?Rebecca Cunningham
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 15:136-43. 2008..Longitudinal studies of substance users report difficulty in locating and completing 12-month interviews, which may compromise study validity... - Kentucky rural stimulant use: a comparison of methamphetamine and other stimulant usersWilliam W Stoops
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Department of Behavioral Science, COMOB, Lexington, KY 40536 0086, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs . 2007..These results suggest that differences exist between rural stimulant users and that clinicians may need to consider these differences when planning treatment and rehabilitation strategies... - Life span and repeated violence against women during military service: effects on health status and outpatient utilizationAnne G Sadler
Psychology Service, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52246, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 13:799-811. 2004..Differences in utilization and health status were also examined while controlling for life span violence exposures and important patient characteristic confounders... - Unintended consequences of regionalizing specialized VA addiction servicesAmy E Wallace
Administration Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs VA Outcomes Group Research Enhancement Awards Program, 215 North Hartland Rd, White River Junction, VT 05009, USA
Psychiatr Serv 58:668-74. 2007..By using New York State as an example, this study examined whether regionalization disproportionately affected rural versus urban veterans' use of VA and non-VA inpatient addiction services...
Research Grants
- Rural Stimulant Use & Mental Health:Services & OutcomesBrenda Booth; Fiscal Year: 2006..This expanded research from three diverse rural ecologies will provide convincing and cogent data for health planning and health policy for prevention and treatment of stimulant users in rural areas. ..
- Cocaine & Chest Pain in the Ed: Service & OutcomesBrenda Booth; Fiscal Year: 2004....
- The 2006 Addiction Health Services Research ConferenceBrenda Booth; Fiscal Year: 2006....