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| Carol NorthSummaryAffiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Hepatitis C treatment and SVR: the gap between clinical trials and real-world treatment aspirationsCarol S North
the VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 35:122-8. 2013..This review was undertaken to summarize recent experience in the treatment of HCV in clinical settings, examining the course of patients through the stages of treatment and barriers to treatment encountered...- Workplace response of companies exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack: a focus-group studyCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Disasters 37:101-18. 2013..These measures, consistent with many principles of psychological first aid, may be applied by workplace leaders who are not mental health professionals... 
Examining a comprehensive model of disaster-related posttraumatic stress disorder in systematically studied survivors of 10 disastersCarol S North
Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e40-8. 2012..Using a comprehensive disaster model, we examined predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in combined data from 10 different disasters...- Hepatitis C and substance use: new treatments and novel approachesCarol S North
The VA North Texas Healthcare System and the Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery Division of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 8828, USA
Curr Opin Psychiatry 25:206-12. 2012..To provide an update on new treatment approaches for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and substance use. This issue is of extreme importance for HCV, as many patients have substance-use histories... - A prospective study of substance use and housing stability in a homeless populationCarol S North
VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 45:1055-62. 2010..This study examined self-report and urine test data about homeless substance use over time, prospectively comparing substance use with attainment of stable housing... - Toward validation of the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorderCarol S North
Program in Trauma and Disaster, Dallas VAMC, 4500 S Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Am J Psychiatry 166:34-41. 2009.... - Distinguishing distress and psychopathology among survivors of the Oakland/Berkeley firestormCarol S North
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Psychiatry 71:35-45. 2008..The choice of research focus and methods can provide very different portraits of outcomes post-disaster... - The business of healing: focus group discussions of readjustment to the post-9/11 work environment among employees of affected agenciesCarol S North
The North Texas VA Health Care System, Dallas, Tex, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:713-8. 2010..Understanding postdisaster workplace adjustment may help guide interventions for postdisaster emotional functioning and recovery... 
P-FLASH: Development of an empirically-based post-9/11 disaster mental health training programCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
Mo Med 105:62-6. 2008....- A tale of two studies of two disasters: comparing psychosocial responses to disaster among Oklahoma City bombing survivors and Hurricane Katrina evacueesCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6363 Forest Park Rd, Suite 651, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Rehabil Psychol 55:241-6. 2010..However, no single set of principles can necessarily outline all anticipated mental health needs to be encountered in a particular disaster... - Interrater reliability and coding guide for nonpsychotic formal thought disorderCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, VAMC 6363 Forest Park Rd, Suite 651, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Percept Mot Skills 103:395-411. 2006..85 for agreement on the presence of any abnormal speech element and kappa values from .66 to 1.00 for agreement on the presence of individual elements)... - Postdisaster course of alcohol use disorders in systematically studied survivors of 10 disastersCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6363 Forest Park Rd, Ste 651, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 68:173-80. 2011..Although several studies have suggested that alcohol use may increase after disasters, it is unclear whether any apparent postdisaster increases regularly translate into new cases of alcohol use disorders... - Psychosocial adjustment of directly exposed survivors 7 years after the Oklahoma City bombingCarol S North
The North Texas VA Health Care System, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Compr Psychiatry 52:1-8. 2011.... - Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder among employees of New York City companies affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade CenterCarol S North
VA North Texas Health Care System and Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 5:S205-13. 2011..This study examined associations between geographic distance from the 9/11 attacks on the WTC and reported 9/11 trauma exposures, and the role of specific trauma exposures in the development of PTSD... - Personality and posttraumatic stress disorder among directly exposed survivors of the Oklahoma City bombingCarol S North
The North Texas VA Health Care System and the Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery Division of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Compr Psychiatry 53:1-8. 2012..A study of survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing examined PTSD and personality measured after the disaster... - Physiologic reactivity despite emotional resilience several years after direct exposure to terrorismPhebe M Tucker
Department of Psychiatry, OUHSC, WP 3440, P O Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:230-5. 2007..Six and a half to 7 years after the 1995 terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, the authors assessed autonomic reactivity to trauma reminders and psychiatric symptoms in adults who had some degree of direct exposure to the blast... - Coping, functioning, and adjustment of rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombingCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
J Trauma Stress 15:171-5. 2002..Postdisaster alcohol use disorders and drinking to cope were significantly associated with indicators of poorer functioning. Surveillance for problem drinking after disaster exposure may identify useful directions for intervention... - Untangling the psychiatric comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder in a sample of flood survivorsCurtis McMillen
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130, USA
Compr Psychiatry 43:478-85. 2002..The lack of support for models in which psychosocial resources mediate the effect of psychiatric history on the development of PTSD indirectly confirms models of physiological vulnerability to PTSD development... - The Homeless Supplement to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule: test-retest analysesCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 13:184-91. 2004..Replication is needed in larger, more representative samples and comparison of reliability with other psychiatric and cognitive characteristics... - What does the Keane PTSD scale of the MMPI measure? Repeated measurements in a group of patients with major depressionRichard D Wetzel
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Psychol Rep 92:781-6. 2003..In populations with considerable psychopathology, the PK scale does not appear to discriminate between patients with and without PTSD... - The course of PTSD, major depression, substance abuse, and somatization after a natural disasterCarol S North
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 192:823-9. 2004..Methodological differences may account for much of the apparent discrepancy of these findings, with recent reports of increased alcohol use and somatic symptoms observed after other disasters... - The Oklahoma City bombing study and methodological issues in longitudinal disaster mental health researchCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
J Trauma Dissociation 6:27-35. 2005..Clinical implications of the data obtained from the Oklahoma City bombing study of survivors of the direct bomb blast are presented in the context of these methodological concerns... - Comparison of post-disaster psychiatric disorders after terrorist bombings in Nairobi and Oklahoma CityCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8134, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Br J Psychiatry 186:487-93. 2005..African disaster-affected populations are poorly represented in disaster mental health literature... - Psychiatric disorders in rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombingCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:857-9. 2002..Psychiatric disorders were studied in a volunteer group of 181 firefighters who served as rescue/recovery workers after the Oklahoma City bombing... - Low frequency rTMS stimulation of the right frontal cortex is as effective as high frequency rTMS stimulation of the left frontal cortex for antidepressant-free, treatment-resistant depressed patientsKeith Isenberg
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:153-9. 2005..5, SD = 5.51) were treated (14 right, 14 left) for 4 weeks... - Are rates of psychiatric disorders in the homeless population changing?Carol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Am J Public Health 94:103-8. 2004..We examined the prevalence of psychiatric illness among 3 homeless populations in St. Louis, Mo, in approximately 1980, 1990, and 2000. The 3 studies were conducted with the same systemic research methodology... - An empirical study of employment and disability over three years among survivors of major disastersSarah S Rasco
3330 S Lancaster, Annex Building, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 38:80-6. 2010..Further work is needed to explore psychological disability in other trauma survivor populations... - Somatization in survivors of catastrophic trauma: a methodological reviewCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
Environ Health Perspect 110:637-40. 2002.... - The course of posttraumatic stress disorder in a follow-up study of survivors of the Oklahoma City bombingCarol S North
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 16:209-15. 2004.... - Effects of exogenous glucocorticoid on combat-related PTSD symptomsAlina Suris
VA North Texas Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 22:274-9. 2010..The current study aims to assess the effectiveness of glucocorticoids in augmenting memory extinction and reducing clinical symptoms in veterans with combat-related PTSD... - Three-year follow-up of survivors of a mass shooting episodeCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
J Urban Health 79:383-91. 2002..No delayed cases of PTSD were identified. Studies are needed to compare these characteristics of the course of PTSD with other populations, using consistent methodology to allow valid comparison... - Approaching disaster mental health research after the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacksCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8134, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 27:589-602. 2004..Experience in developing research in the post-9/11 setting encountered a number of issues, suggesting need for new policy recommendations that may facilitate research in future disaster settings... - Concerns of Capitol Hill staff workers after bioterrorism: focus group discussions of authorities' responseCarol S North
School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 193:523-7. 2005..This suggests focus on risk communication in developing interventions, but more systematic investigation is needed... - A randomized clinical trial of cognitive processing therapy for veterans with PTSD related to military sexual traumaAlina Suris
VA North Texas Health Care System, Mental Health Service, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Trauma Stress 26:28-37. 2013.... - Exposure to bioterrorism and mental health response among staff on Capitol HillCarol S North
Program in Trauma and Disaster, Dallas VAMC, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8828, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 7:379-88. 2009..Treatment adherence and maintenance of trust for public health authorities may be areas of special concern, warranting further study to inform authorities in future disasters involving biological, chemical, and radiological agents... - Capitol hill staff workers' experiences of bioterrorism: qualitative findings from focus groupsCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
J Trauma Stress 18:79-88. 2005..Nonadherence to antibiotic prophylaxis is of immediate concern for response to future bioterrorist events as well as infectious disease epidemics. Other topics that warrant attention are social support and mental health interventions... - The presentation of irritable bowel syndrome in the context of somatization disorderCarol S North
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:787-95. 2004..The study's aim was to determine within a female IBS population the degree of segregation of psychiatric illness, functional disorders, and health care utilization with somatization disorder... - Persistent physiological reactivity in a pilot study of partners of firefighters after a terrorist attackBetty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 194:128-31. 2006.... - The impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the partners of firefightersBetty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, 73104, USA
J Urban Health 79:364-72. 2002..The results suggest the need for further study of the impact of interpersonal exposure in those who provide support for rescue-and-recovery workers in major terrorist incidents... - Change in smoking and drinking after september 11, 2001, in a national sample of ever smokers and ever drinkersBetty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126 0901, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:113-21. 2008..The results have implications for research, clinical practice, and public health... - Posttraumatic stress disorder: a state-of-the-science reviewCharles B Nemeroff
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1639 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322 4990, USA
J Psychiatr Res 40:1-21. 2006.... - Research on the mental health effects of terrorismCarol S North
JAMA 288:633-6. 2002 - Psychiatric disorders among victims of a courthouse shooting spree: a three-year follow-up studySharon D Johnson
Department of Social Work, University of Missouri-St Louis, 63121-4499, USA
Community Ment Health J 38:181-94; discussion 195-7. 2002..quot; The need for intervention among symptomatic individuals not meeting diagnostic criteria should not be discounted as subdiagnostic distress may warrant specific intervention... - Comorbidity among Oxford House residents: a preliminary outcome studyJohn M Majer
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Addict Behav 27:837-45. 2002..Implications of this study suggest that substance abusers with psychiatric comorbidity are heterogeneous groups that benefit from living in an Oxford House... - Living with severe mental illness--what families and friends must know: evaluation of a one-day psychoeducation workshopDavid E Pollio
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130 4899, USA
Soc Work 51:31-8. 2006.... - Family-responsive psychoeducation groups for families with an adult member with mental illness: pilot resultsDavid E Pollio
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130 4899, USA
Community Ment Health J 38:413-21. 2002..The encouraging results of this second pilot effort serve to substantiate the initial efforts in developing the PERF group model... - Does television viewing satisfy criteria for exposure in posttraumatic stress disorder?Betty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Williams Pavilion, Room 3470, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA
Psychiatry 65:306-9. 2002 - Posttraumatic stress and functional impairment in Kenyan children following the 1998 American Embassy bombingBetty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190-3048, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 73:133-40. 2003..Posttraumatic stress reactions to the bombing were related to posttraumatic stress reactions to other trauma and to peritraumatic reaction. Self-reported functional impairment was minimal... - Trauma, grief and depression in Nairobi children after the 1998 bombing of the American EmbassyBetty Pfefferbaum
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Death Stud 30:561-77. 2006..The study supports the developing literature on traumatic grief and the need for studies exploring the potentially unique aspects of this construct... - Relationship of functional gastrointestinal disorders and psychiatric disorders: implications for treatmentCarol S North
World J Gastroenterol 13:2020-7. 2007.... - Modeling service access in a homeless populationDavid E Pollio
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63130 4899, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 35:487-95. 2003.... - The state of research on the mental health effects of terrorismCarol S North
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 13:4-9. 2004 - Deriving service costs for a clubhouse psychosocial rehabilitation programAlexander J Cowell
Behavioral Health Economics Program at RTI, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P O Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 30:323-40. 2003..Because the case-study clubhouse is typical in key dimensions, the methods used here appear generalizable to other programs and should have utility for other rehabilitation-based services for individuals with mental illness...
Research Grants
- Psychoeducation for HCV and Alcohol BehaviorsCarol North; Fiscal Year: 2007..HCV-PERF has the potential for major positive impact on the HCV population to save lives, reduce costs, and improve medical outcomes. ..
- 9/11: Persistent Mental Health Impact on WTC SurvivorsCarol North; Fiscal Year: 2007..They will inform the development and implementation of interventions aimed at restoration of individuals to fuller function in the post disaster workplace and at home with their families. ..
- Mental Health Consequences of BioterrorismCarol North; Fiscal Year: 2002..abstract_text> ..
- HOMELESS DRUG ABUSE--SERVICE USE, COSTS, CONSEQUENCESCarol North; Fiscal Year: 2002..Structural characteristics (organizational, management, and financing) data will be collected from service agencies at baseline to examine their impact on service use. ..
- Psychoeducation for HCV and Alcohol BehaviorsCarol S North; Fiscal Year: 2010..HCV-PERF has the potential for major positive impact on the HCV population to save lives, reduce costs, and improve medical outcomes. ..