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Brief motivational feedback and cognitive behavioral interventions for prevention of disordered gambling: a randomized clinical trialMary E Larimer
Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Addiction 107:1148-58. 2012..The purpose of the current study was to evaluate feasibility and efficacy of two promising approaches to indicated prevention of disordered gambling in a college population...
An individual in context: predictors of alcohol use and drinking problems among Greek and residence hall studentsM E Larimer
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
J Subst Abuse 11:53-68. 2000..Both high and low drinkers in sororities indicated similar rates of alcohol-related negative consequences, whereas high frequency female drinkers in the residence hall sample reported significantly more problems...- Personalized mailed feedback for college drinking prevention: a randomized clinical trialMary E Larimer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 75:285-93. 2007..Implications of these findings for universal prevention of college drinking are discussed... - Predicting drinking behavior and alcohol-related problems among fraternity and sorority members: examining the role of descriptive and injunctive normsMary E Larimer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 18:203-12. 2004..The potential to incorporate injunctive norms into preventive interventions is discussed... 
Health care and public service use and costs before and after provision of housing for chronically homeless persons with severe alcohol problemsMary E Larimer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
JAMA 301:1349-57. 2009..Chronically homeless individuals with severe alcohol problems often have multiple medical and psychiatric problems and use costly health and criminal justice services at high rates...- Identification, prevention, and treatment revisited: individual-focused college drinking prevention strategies 1999-2006Mary E Larimer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Addict Behav 32:2439-68. 2007..More research is needed to determine the best methods for disseminating such interventions on college campuses, as well as additional research on interventions with high-risk groups of students... - Evaluating a brief alcohol intervention with fraternitiesM E Larimer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol 62:370-80. 2001..The current study tested the efficacy of a brief intervention designed to reduce drinking and drinking-related consequences among first-year fraternity members... - Normative misperception and the impact of descriptive and injunctive norms on college student gamblingMary E Larimer
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 356560, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 17:235-43. 2003..The utilization of social norms-based interventions to reduce problem gambling among college students is discussed... - Expectancies and evaluations of alcohol effects among college students: self-determination as a moderatorClayton Neighbors
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, 115 Minard Hall, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:292-300. 2003..We proposed that alcohol expectancies and subjective evaluations of alcohol effects would be more strongly linked to alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among students who were more controlled and/or less autonomous... - Clinical outcomes of a brief motivational intervention for heavy drinking mandated college students: a pilot studyMeredith A Terlecki
Department of Psychology, 236 Audubon Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:54-60. 2010.... - Family risk factors for alcohol-related consequences and poor adjustment in fraternity and sorority members: exploring the role of parent-child conflictA P Turner
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol 61:818-26. 2000..The relationship between perceptions of parent-child conflict and alcohol-related consequences was examined in a sample of first-year fraternity and sorority members... - Being controlled by normative influences: self-determination as a moderator of a normative feedback alcohol interventionClayton Neighbors
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Health Psychol 25:571-9. 2006.... - Epidemiological trends in drinking by age and gender: providing normative feedback to adultsKaren K Chan
RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, P O Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407 2138, USA
Addict Behav 32:967-76. 2007..The purpose of this research was to evaluate drinking rates as a function of age and gender and to disseminate current estimates of U.S. population drinking norms based on age and gender... - Associations of ALDH2 and ADH1B genotypes with alcohol-related phenotypes in Asian young adultsChristian S Hendershot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:839-47. 2009..g., heavy episodic and hazardous drinking, alcohol sensitivity, drinking consequences) whose expression is expected to precede the onset of alcohol use disorders... - Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated populationSarah Bowen
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:343-7. 2006..VM participants showed decreases in alcohol-related problems and psychiatric symptoms as well as increases in positive psychosocial outcomes. The utility of mindfulness-based treatments for substance use is discussed... - Are drinking games sports? College athlete participation in drinking games and alcohol-related problemsJoel Grossbard
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:97-105. 2007..Surprisingly, little research has examined college athletes' participation in drinking games, a context associated with excessive alcohol consumption and negative alcohol-related consequences in college students... - Attitudes and perceived approval of drinking as mediators of the relationship between the importance of religion and alcohol useNeharika Chawla
University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:410-8. 2007..Specifically, we examined both personal attitudes and perceived injunctive norms with regard to reference groups that vary in their proximity to students (i.e., close friends and typical college students)... - Domestic violence and alcohol use: trauma-related symptoms and motives for drinkingDebra Kaysen
Center for Trauma Recovery, University of Missouri St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
Addict Behav 32:1272-83. 2007..Results suggest the importance of assessing trauma symptoms and motives for drinking in understanding alcohol use in recent survivors of domestic violence... - Athletic identity, descriptive norms, and drinking among athletes transitioning to collegeJoel R Grossbard
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 1100 NE 45th Street, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105, United States
Addict Behav 34:352-9. 2009..Implications of the role of athletic identity in the development of social norms interventions targeted at high school athletes transitioning to college are discussed... - Evaluating personal alcohol feedback as a selective prevention for college students with depressed moodIrene Markman Geisner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way NE Suite 306C, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Addict Behav 32:2776-87. 2007..The intervention aimed to correct normative misperceptions and reduce students' drinking and related consequences... - Are social norms the best predictor of outcomes among heavy-drinking college students?Clayton Neighbors
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 354694, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:556-65. 2007..This research was designed to evaluate the relative contribution of social norms, demographics, drinking motives, and alcohol expectancies in predicting alcohol consumption and related problems among heavy-drinking college students... - Questions and reflections: the use of motivational interviewing microskills in a peer-led brief alcohol intervention for college studentsSean J Tollison
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA 98105 6099, USA
Behav Ther 39:183-94. 2008..These findings highlight the importance of competent reflective listening skills and the need for continual training and supervision for peer facilitators... - Identification with mainstream culture and preference for alternative alcohol treatment approaches in a community sampleTiara M Dillworth
University of Washington, Box 354944, Seattle, WA 98195 0650, USA
Behav Ther 40:72-81. 2009..These findings highlight that, for certain subgroups of the population, alternative treatments for alcohol misuse are appealing and suggest the need for future research testing the efficacy of alternative treatments for alcohol problems... - Fitting in and feeling fine: conformity and coping motives as mediators of the relationship between social anxiety and problematic drinkingMelissa A Lewis
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98105 6099, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 22:58-67. 2008..Findings are also discussed in terms of implications for interventions with socially anxious students... - Indicated prevention for incoming freshmen: personalized normative feedback and high-risk drinkingMelissa A Lewis
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 354694, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105 6099, USA
Addict Behav 32:2495-508. 2007..Findings extend previous evaluations of computer-based PNF and suggest that computer-based PNF for incoming freshmen utilizing freshmen-specific norms that are gender-specific may constitute a promising prevention strategy... - Social motives and the interaction between descriptive and injunctive norms in college student drinkingChristine M Lee
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 354694, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:714-21. 2007..e., descriptive norms) and personal alcohol consumption. We also evaluated whether social drinking motives further influence this relationship... - Alcohol and risky sex in athletes and nonathletes: what roles do sex motives play?Joel R Grossbard
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:566-74. 2007..The purpose of the current study was to extend previous research on athletes' risk-taking behaviors by examining incoming college student-athletes and nonathletes' alcohol consumption, risky sexual behavior, and sex motives... - Alcohol problems and posttraumatic stress disorder in female crime victimsDebra Kaysen
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
J Trauma Stress 19:399-403. 2006..These findings suggest that early intervention strategies for women who have previous histories of alcohol problems and seek medical attention early post trauma may be indicated... - Differential alcohol expectancies based on type of alcoholic beverage consumedEric R Pedersen
Department of Psychology, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, University of Washington, Suite 300, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 71:925-9. 2010..g., increased sociability, relaxation) and specific negative (e.g., impairment, aggression) expectancy effects vary by different types of alcoholic beverages... - Substance use patterns among first-year college students: secondary effects of a combined alcohol interventionJoel R Grossbard
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 39:384-90. 2010..Clinical implications and future research directions are considered... - Exploring college student gambling motivationClayton Neighbors
North Dakota State University, Department of Psychology, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
J Gambl Stud 18:361-70. 2002..Overall, the results suggest the need for an eclectic biopsychosocial approach with regard to etiology of college student gambling... - Journeys of the Circle: a culturally congruent life skills intervention for adolescent Indian drinkingG Alan Marlatt
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:1327-9. 2003..Past attempts to intervene in and reduce misuse of alcohol and other drugs have not had great success. The Journeys of the Circle Project utilized innovative programs with a strong emphasis on historic cultural traditions... - Problem drinking and the workplace: an individualized approach to preventionBritt K Anderson
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 16:243-51. 2002..Evaluation of attrition rates and reports of participant satisfaction suggest that the intervention was effective in engaging participants at all levels of alcohol consumption... - Indicated prevention of problem gambling among college studentsRuby Y Takushi
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Gambl Stud 20:83-93. 2004..Preliminary pilot data suggests the intervention shows promise in reducing high risk gambling among college students... - A brief, web-based personalized feedback selective intervention for college student marijuana use: a randomized clinical trialChristine M Lee
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 24:265-73. 2010..Implications of these findings for selective intervention of college marijuana use and web-based interventions in general are discussed... - The relationship among alcohol use, related problems, and symptoms of psychological distress: gender as a moderator in a college sampleIrene Markman Geisner
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195 1525, USA
Addict Behav 29:843-8. 2004..The present findings suggest that a focus on negative consequences of alcohol use in addition to the use itself may have greater utility in identifying students at risk for comorbid psychological distress to provide intervention... - Anger expression, coping, and substance use in adolescent offendersAfsoon Eftekhari
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
Addict Behav 29:1001-8. 2004..Collectively, results suggest that expression of anger and avoidant coping are independent risk factors for substance use and use-related consequences across two classes of drugs in adolescent offenders... - Heavier drinking American college students may self-select into study abroad programs: An examination of sex and ethnic differences within a high-risk groupEric R Pedersen
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
Addict Behav 35:844-7. 2010..These findings provide empirical support that study abroad students may be a heavier drinking subgroup necessitating intervention prior to beginning programs abroad... - Interest and participation in a college student alcohol intervention study as a function of typical drinkingClayton Neighbors
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
J Stud Alcohol 65:736-40. 2004..We expected the same pattern to hold for likelihood of actual participation among study invitees... - Exploring the role of positive and negative consequences in understanding perceptions and evaluations of individual drinking eventsChristine M Lee
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 354944, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Addict Behav 35:764-70. 2010..These results underscore the importance of considering both positive and negative consequences in understanding students' choices to drink and how they evaluate their experiences... - Incapacitated rape and alcohol use: a prospective analysisDebra Kaysen
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 356560, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Addict Behav 31:1820-32. 2006..These results suggest alcohol use can function as both risk factor and consequence of sexual victimization... - Mindfulness-based relapse prevention for substance use disorders: a pilot efficacy trialSarah Bowen
Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Subst Abus 30:295-305. 2009..Results from this initial trial support the feasibility and initial efficacy of MBRP as an aftercare approach for individuals who have recently completed an intensive treatment for substance use disorders... - ALDH2, ADH1B and alcohol expectancies: integrating genetic and learning perspectivesChristian S Hendershot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 23:452-63. 2009..These results provide support for influences of genetic factors and alcohol sensitivity on alcohol-related learning and suggest the importance of developing biopsychosocial models of drinking behavior in Asian Americans... - Gender and dating relationship status moderate the association between alcohol use and sex-related alcohol expectanciesEric R Pedersen
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 300, Box 354944, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
Addict Behav 34:786-9. 2009..However, there appears to be unique drinking risk for actively dating women with high sex-related alcohol expectancies... - A randomized clinical trial of a brief, mailed intervention for symptoms of depressionIrene Markman Geisner
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 74:393-9. 2006..Hopelessness mediated reductions in depressive symptoms. Results support the use of personalized feedback as a low-cost, initial intervention for college students suffering from symptoms of depression... - A cross-lagged evaluation of eating disorder symptomatology and substance-use problemsErin C Dunn
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 70:106-16. 2009.... - Alcohol and drug-related negative consequences in college students with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorderErin C Dunn
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1525, USA
Int J Eat Disord 32:171-8. 2002..DISCUSSION: Results highlight the importance of distinguishing between use and consequences in evaluating eating disorders and comorbid substance use problems... - Brief motivational feedback for college students and adolescents: a harm reduction approachUrsula Whiteside
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Box 354933, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Clin Psychol 66:150-63. 2010..BASICS is conducted in a motivational interviewing style and includes cognitive-behavioral skills training and personalized feedback... - Targeting misperceptions of descriptive drinking norms: efficacy of a computer-delivered personalized normative feedback interventionClayton Neighbors
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo 58105, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 72:434-47. 2004..In addition, the intervention was somewhat more effective at 3-month follow-up among participants who drank more for social reasons... - Measuring gambling outcomes among college studentsClayton Neighbors
North Dakota State University, Department of Psychology, Fargo, ND 58105, USA
J Gambl Stud 18:339-60. 2002..Results confirmed good reliability and convergent validity of all three measures. Implications for evaluating efficacy of treatment and prevention interventions are detailed... - Motivational enhancement therapy and self-help treatment for binge eatersEric C Dunn
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, WA, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 20:44-52. 2006.... - Approaches to brief intervention for hazardous drinking in young peopleJohn B Saunders
Centre for Drug and Alcohol Studies, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:322-9. 2004..Laforge; and (5) Brief interventions: conclusions and future directions, by Mary E. Larimer... - Identifying a negative mood subtype in incarcerated adolescents: relationship to substance useAaron P Turner
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98108, United States
Addict Behav 30:1442-8. 2005..The following study tested the empirical validity and clinical meaningfulness of a negative mood subtype of incarcerated adolescent males (N=270). Differences in alcohol and marijuana use and consequences were examined... - Heavy drinking in college students: who is at risk and what is being done about it?Rob Turrisi
Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 109 Henderson South Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
J Gen Psychol 133:401-20. 2006..The authors also discuss the interventions that attempt to reduce risky drinking and related problems in these subgroups as well as the future directions for research... - The roles of negative affect and coping motives in the relationship between alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among college studentsMatthew P Martens
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Research, University of Memphis, 105E Ball Hall, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:412-9. 2008..The purpose of the present study was to assess the moderating effect of two such factors: negative affect and coping drinking motives... - Do we learn from our mistakes? An examination of the impact of negative alcohol-related consequences on college students' drinking patterns and perceptionsKimberly A Mallett
Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 204 East Calder Way, Suite 208, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:269-76. 2006..This research examined how students' experiences of past consequences relate to their beliefs of experiencing similar consequences in the future and how these beliefs relate to current drinking patterns... - Misperceptions of college student marijuana use: implications for preventionJason R Kilmer
The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW Seminar 14130, Olympia, Washington 98505, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:277-81. 2006..It was hypothesized that students would overestimate the marijuana use of students in general and that perceptions about the prevalence of marijuana use would be related to drug-related consequences... - If you feed them, will they come? The use of social marketing to increase interest in attending a college alcohol programRebekka S Palmer
Division of Substance Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT 06511, USA
J Am Coll Health 55:47-52. 2006..Results suggest market segmentation plays a role in developing effective advertisements to recruit different groups of students based on their reported drinking behavior... - The factor structure of a dichotomously scored Rutgers Alcohol Problem IndexMatthew P Martens
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, ED220, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 68:597-606. 2007..The purpose of this research was to conduct reliability and validity analyses, particularly exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, on a dichotomously scored version of the measure... - Examination of the mediational influences of peer norms, environmental influences, and parent communications on heavy drinking in athletes and nonathletesRob Turrisi
Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, PA 16802, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 21:453-61. 2007..Limitations and directions for future research are also noted... - A brief intervention for at-risk drinking in an employee assistance programKaren Chan Osilla
RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90401, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:14-20. 2008..The current pilot study examined the preliminary efficacy of a brief intervention (BI) for at-risk drinking in an employee assistance program... - Treating adolescents together or individually? Issues in adolescent substance abuse interventionsTracy A O'Leary
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 26:890-9. 2002..Barbara McCrady, PhD, a noted expert on the treatment of couples for substance abuse problems, served as discussant... - Gambling in primary care patients: why should we care and what can we do about it?Mary E Larimer
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 28:89-91. 2006
Research Grants
- Social Norms & Skills-Training: Motivating Campus ChangeMary E Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2010..This research will provide theoretical and practical advances in the study of normative feedback interventions to combat the serious public health problem of college drinking. ..
- Social Norms & Skills-Training: Motivating Campus ChangeMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2009..This research will provide theoretical and practical advances in the study of normative feedback interventions to combat the serious public health problem of college drinking. ..
- Alcohol Research Collabortive: Peer ProgramsMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING IN ALCOHOL RESEARCHMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Social Norms & Skills-Training: Motivating Campus ChangeMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2007..This research will provide theoretical and practical advances in the study of normative feedback interventions to combat the serious public health problem of college drinking. ..
- SOCIAL NORMS & SKILLS-TRAINING: MOTIVIATING CAMPUS CHANGMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
- Indicated Prevention with At-Risk GamblersMary Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2005..In addition, there is virtually no research evaluating mediators or moderators of gambling intervention efficacy. ..
- RCT OF WEB VS. IN-PERSON SUD AND COMORBIDITY TREATMENTMary E Larimer; Fiscal Year: 2010..Development of efficacious indicated prevention for disordered gamblers with co-morbid substance use disorders would result in important public health benefit. ..