2018
Effects of Varenicline on Cognitive Performance in Heavy Drinkers: Dose-Response Effects and Associations With Drinking Outcomes
Roberts W, McKee SA. Effects of Varenicline on Cognitive Performance in Heavy Drinkers: Dose-Response Effects and Associations With Drinking Outcomes. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2018, 26: 49-57. PMID: 29389170, PMCID: PMC5797996, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderCognitive functioningCognitive assessment batteryContinuous performance taskAdult heavy drinkersSignificant indirect effectUse disordersReaction timeEffects of vareniclinePerformance taskHeavy drinkersCognitive outcomesAssessment BatteryHuman laboratory experimentsCognitive functionMediation analysisDrinking outcomesMemoryLess drinkingAlcohol useDrinking behaviorIndirect effectsLaboratory sessionsDrinking taskVarenicline dose
2015
The Yale Craving Scale: Development and psychometric properties
Rojewski AM, Morean ME, Toll BA, McKee SA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Green BG, Bartoshuk LM, O’Malley S. The Yale Craving Scale: Development and psychometric properties. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 154: 158-166. PMID: 26183404, PMCID: PMC4834029, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCeiling effectsPsychometric evaluationCraving ScaleDrinking scoresTreatment-seeking smokersInternal consistencyGood internal consistencyHeavy drinkersSmokingGroup comparisonsDrinking urgesStudy sampleDrinking outcomesSensation intensitySubjective cravingLabeled Magnitude ScaleCigarettesPsychometric propertiesScoresCurrent studyLatent factor structureTest-criterion relationshipsSound scaleSmokersDependent population
2007
Naltrexone and Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Drinking and Eating Disorder Features in Alcohol‐Dependent Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
O'Malley SS, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Capone C, Farren CK, McKee SA, Rounsaville BJ, Wu R. Naltrexone and Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Drinking and Eating Disorder Features in Alcohol‐Dependent Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 625-634. PMID: 17374042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00347.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismAttitudeBody Mass IndexBulimiaCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDepressionFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseHumansNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive Behavioral Coping Skills TherapyAlcohol-dependent womenEfficacy of naltrexoneCoping skills therapyAlcohol dependenceOutpatient research clinicSkills therapyCo-occurring psychiatric conditionsEating Disorder FeaturesDSM-IV criteriaPercentage of participantsPrimary outcomeControlled TrialsAlcohol drinkingMedication conditionResearch clinicNaltrexonePsychiatric conditionsSecondary analysisImportant gender differencesTotal abstinenceHeavy drinkingPathologyWomenDrinking outcomes