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Spiritual self-schema therapy, drug abuse, and HIVDavid Marcotte
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 35:389-91. 2003....- Should cocaine-abusing, buprenorphine-maintained patients receive auricular acupuncture? Findings from an acute effects studyA Margolin
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
J Altern Complement Med 5:567-74. 1999..In this study, we sought to gather preliminary data on this issue in order to guide the clinical care of cocaine-abusing, buprenorphine-maintained patients... - A controlled study of a spirituality-focused intervention for increasing motivation for HIV prevention among drug usersArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 18:311-22. 2006..Completion of 3-S therapy predicted posttreatment HIV preventive behavior, controlling for pretreatment behavior, demographics, and addiction severity measures (odds ratio = 8.89; 95% confidence interval = 1.62-48.93)... - Acupuncture and spirituality-focused group therapy for the treatment of HIV-positive drug users: a preliminary studyArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 37:385-90. 2005..These preliminary findings suggest that acupuncture and a spirituality-focused psychotherapy may be a synergistic combination worthwhile investigating in larger scale, controlled studies... - Acupuncture for substance abuseArthur Margolin
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, Welch Building, 495 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 5:333-9. 2003..At the present time, it is premature to put forth recommendations for or against acupuncture for the treatment of addiction based on evidence from extant studies... - A preliminary study of spiritual self-schema (3-S(+)) therapy for reducing impulsivity in HIV-positive drug usersArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, Welch Center, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Clin Psychol 63:979-99. 2007.... - A preliminary, controlled investigation of magnesium L-aspartate hydrochloride for illicit cocaine and opiate use in methadone-maintained patientsArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Center, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Addict Dis 22:49-61. 2003..These preliminary findings suggest that Mg may have a beneficial effect for reducing illicit opiate use. It is possible that a higher dose of Mg than was used in this study may be needed to decrease cocaine use... - A randomized clinical trial of a manual-guided risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive injection drug usersArthur Margolin
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
Health Psychol 22:223-8. 2003..Findings suggest that enhancing methadone maintenance with an intervention targeting HIV-seropositive IDUs increases both harm reduction and health promotion behaviors... - Factors affecting cognitive functioning in a sample of human immunodeficiency virus-positive injection drug usersArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 16:255-67. 2002..Findings underscore the multiplicity of factors that contribute to cognitive impairment in HIV-positive drug-abusing individuals in addition to drug use. Clinical implications are discussed... - Cocaine, HIV, and their cardiovascular effects: is there a role for ACE-inhibitor therapy?A Margolin
Department of Psychiatry, Substance Abuse Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park St, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 61:35-45. 2000..We conclude that ACE-inhibitor therapy may offer a new pharmacologic approach to the treatment of cocaine abuse and its complications, and that controlled research of this class of agents may be promising... - Interpreting conflicting findings from clinical trials of auricular acupuncture for cocaine addiction: does treatment context influence outcome?Arthur Margolin
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Altern Complement Med 8:111-21. 2002..To compare findings from two consecutive clinical trials of auricular acupuncture for cocaine addiction conducted at the same site in order to explore consistency of treatment effects... - Acupuncture for the treatment of cocaine addiction: a randomized controlled trialArthur Margolin
Yale University School of Medicine, Substance Abuse Center, 34 Park St, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
JAMA 287:55-63. 2002..Auricular acupuncture is widely used to treat cocaine addiction in the United States and Europe. However, evidence from controlled studies regarding this treatment's effectiveness has been inconsistent... - Targeting HIV-related outcomes with intravenous drug users maintained on methadone: a randomized clinical trial of a harm reduction group therapyS Kelly Avants
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Welch Building, 495 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 26:67-78. 2004..Enhancing methadone maintenance with a weekly harm reduction group treatment was somewhat more expensive but can bring about positive changes in behaviors and attitudes that are associated with the transmission of HIV... - Reflections by inner-city drug users on a Buddhist-based spirituality-focused therapy: a qualitative studyMark Beitel
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:1-9. 2007..Findings from this qualitative study support the value of integrating spirituality-focused interventions into addiction treatment for the purpose of increasing motivation for drug abstinence and HIV prevention... - Spiritual beliefs, world assumptions, and HIV risk behavior among heroin and cocaine usersS Kelly Avants
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06591, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 17:159-62. 2003..Strength of spiritual/religious faith (B = .37) and belief in a benevolent (beta = .50) and meaningful (beta = .46) world were independent predictors of sex-related, but not drug-related, HIV preventive behavior... - Intervening effectively with drug abusers infected with HIV: taking into account the potential for cognitive impairmentMichael Copenhaver
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 35:209-18. 2003.... - Addressing the spiritual needs of a drug user living with human immunodeficiency virus: a case studyDavid Marcotte
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Altern Complement Med 9:169-75. 2003..To describe an application of Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy (3-S) with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive, injection drug-using individual... - Patient attitudes concerning the inclusion of spirituality into addiction treatmentRuthM Arnold
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Abuse, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 23:319-26. 2002..African American women perceived spirituality as more helpful in their recovery than did African American men... - Successfully integrating an HIV risk reduction intervention into a community-based substance abuse treatment programMichael M Copenhaver
Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention CHIP, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 33:109-20. 2007..Results point to a need to examine the relative costs/benefits of comprehensive, evidence-based interventions vs. shortened, adapted versions thereof...
Research Grants
- HIV AND COCAINE USE--CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS AND THERAPYArthur Margolin; Fiscal Year: 2003..abstract_text> ..
- Spirituality Guided HIV Prevention For Drug UsersArthur Margolin; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
- ACUPUNCTURE AND COPING SKILLS TRAINING FOR COCAINE ABUSEArthur Margolin; Fiscal Year: 2004..Both clinical efficacy, cost, as well as treatment/patient matching variables, will be examined. ..
- Spiritual Self-Reevaluation Therapy for HIV+ Drug UsersArthur Margolin; Fiscal Year: 2005..Treatment process variables to be assessed include HIV information, motivation, and behavioral skills and the shift in addict and spiritual self-schemas from pre to post-treatment. ..