2023
The effects of emotional working memory training on internet use, impulsivity, risky decision-making, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in young adults with problematic use of the internet: A preliminary randomized controlled trial study into possible mechanisms
Chashmi S, Shahrajabian F, Hasani J, Potenza M, Kuss D, Hakima F. The effects of emotional working memory training on internet use, impulsivity, risky decision-making, and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in young adults with problematic use of the internet: A preliminary randomized controlled trial study into possible mechanisms. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 786-802. PMCID: PMC10562827, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive emotion regulation strategiesEmotion regulation strategiesMemory trainingProblematic useYoung adultsEmotional tasksRegulation strategiesParticipants' impulsivityEmotional functioningInternet useImpulsivityAdverse correlatesPlacebo conditionPromising interventionTaskTrainingSessionsAdultsInterventionTrial studyFunctioningPresent studyUnderpinningsCorrelatesIndividualsChronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 164: 118-124. PMID: 37339548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric treatmentGambling disorderChi-square testChronic homelessnessClinical correlatesDescriptive epidemiologyLow educational attainmentElevated oddsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionTraumatic experiencesMental healthSubstance useHomeless veteransHomeless ProgramVeteransTreatmentLower ratesEpidemiologyBehavioral concernsDisordersStudy of factorsCorrelatesAnalysis of varianceEducational attainment
2019
Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences
Miller L, Balodis IM, McClintock CH, Xu J, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 2331-2338. PMID: 29846531, PMCID: PMC6519691, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior parietal lobuleNeural correlatesNeural mechanismsSpiritual experiencesLeft inferior parietal lobuleUnderlying neural mechanismsPerceptual processingEmotional processingSense of unionBrain correlatesParietal lobuleStress cuesCuesCorrelatesReduced activitySelfExperienceHuman beingsProcessingMedial thalamusTaskSpiritual conditionSenseDifferent traditionsCaudate
2018
Correlates of frequent gambling and gambling-related chasing behaviors in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
Yakovenko I, Fortgang R, Prentice J, Hoff RA, Potenza MN. Correlates of frequent gambling and gambling-related chasing behaviors in individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2018, 7: 375-383. PMID: 29788756, PMCID: PMC6174591, DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGamblingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivationPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotic DisordersRisk FactorsSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySelf ReportSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSchizophrenia/schizoaffective disorderSchizoaffective disorderCo-occurring disordersDSM-IV criteriaSymptoms of schizophreniaSchizophrenia spectrum disordersPsychotic spectrum disordersHigh prevalenceFamily historyGreater gambling involvementSchizophreniaDisordersLower functioningContinuum of severityHallmark featureMethods DataSample of individualsGambling disorderIndividualsCorrelates