2023
Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors
Stefanovics E, Gueorguieva R, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 490-499. PMID: 37335777, PMCID: PMC10316163, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGamblingHumansMaleProtective FactorsRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsPrevalence of gamblingGambling participationPatterns of gamblingSocial supportSocial support programsGambling advertisementsTraumatic experiencesMedia coverageState of ConnecticutSocio-demographic characteristicsAffective concernsSubstance useConnecticut high school studentsGamblingAdolescent gamblingAnonymous self-completed questionnairePotential risk factorsParticipationSupport programsPublic health concernSelf-completed questionnaireCurrent substance useSocio-demographic dataCross-sectional surveyWarrants further study
2021
Detecting change in psychiatric functioning in clinical trials for cocaine use disorder: sensitivity of the Addiction Severity Index and Brief Symptom Inventory
Kiluk BD, Roos CR, Aslan M, Gueorguieva R, Nich C, Babuscio TA, Carroll KM. Detecting change in psychiatric functioning in clinical trials for cocaine use disorder: sensitivity of the Addiction Severity Index and Brief Symptom Inventory. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 228: 109070. PMID: 34600247, PMCID: PMC8595796, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddiction Severity IndexGlobal Severity IndexPsychiatric composite scoreClinical trialsCocaine useCocaine use disorderPsychiatric functioningBrief Symptom InventorySeverity IndexUse disordersASI psychiatric composite scoreSymptom InventoryEffect sizeStart of treatmentComposite scoreClinical trial participantsWeek 12Functional outcomeTreatment periodTrial participantsPsychiatric problemsDrug usePotential functional benefitsMedium effect sizeSubstance users
2019
Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Martino S, Zimbrean P, Forray A, Kaufman JS, Desan PH, Olmstead TA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Gueorguieva R, Yonkers KA. Implementing Motivational Interviewing for Substance Misuse on Medical Inpatient Units: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 2520-2529. PMID: 31468342, PMCID: PMC6848470, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05257-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsConsultation-liaison serviceSubstance misuseMotivational interviewMedical inpatientsGeneral medical inpatient servicesMedical inpatient servicesGeneral medical inpatientsStudy-eligible patientsMedical inpatient unitsAcute care hospitalsMain MeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical education workshopSecondary outcomesCare hospitalControlled TrialsEffective implementation strategiesMeasuresPrimary outcomesMedical HospitalInpatient unitInpatient servicesMedical ordersPatientsPatients' statementsMotivational interviewingInpatients
2015
See One, Do One, Order One: a study protocol for cluster randomized controlled trial testing three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing on medical inpatient units
Martino S, Zimbrean P, Forray A, Kaufman J, Desan P, Olmstead TA, Gueorguieva R, Howell H, McCaherty A, Yonkers KA. See One, Do One, Order One: a study protocol for cluster randomized controlled trial testing three strategies for implementing motivational interviewing on medical inpatient units. Implementation Science 2015, 10: 138. PMID: 26420671, PMCID: PMC4589113, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0327-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotivational interviewingPsychiatry consultation-liaison serviceMethods/designThisMedical inpatient unitsBrief behavioral interventionConsultation-liaison servicePractices of providersMedical education workshopSubstance use problemsMedical inpatientsStudy protocolMedical HospitalHospitalist serviceInpatient unitBedside practiceMedical unitsPatientsRecovery outcomesBehavioral interventionsSubstance useUse problemsHospitalizationInpatientsPrimary aimTeachable moment
2009
Investigating the behavioral and self-report constructs of impulsivity domains using principal component analysis
Meda SA, Stevens MC, Potenza MN, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Andrews MM, Thomas AD, Muska C, Hylton JL, Pearlson GD. Investigating the behavioral and self-report constructs of impulsivity domains using principal component analysis. Behavioural Pharmacology 2009, 20: 390-399. PMID: 19724194, PMCID: PMC3268653, DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0b013e32833113a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehaviorFemaleHumansImpulsive BehaviorMaleMiddle AgedPrincipal Component AnalysisPsychometricsRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultConceptsSelf-report measuresImpulsivity domainsImpulsivity constructsSelf-reported impulsivityDistinct neural systemsAspects of impulsivitySelf-report constructsSelf-reported compulsivityMeasures of impulsivityReward/punishmentConstruct of impulsivitySupplementary goalCurrent cocaine usersTemporal discountingFive-factor solutionLaboratory tasksMaladaptive behaviorsDifferent domainsImpulsivityMultidimensional constructBehavioral activationNeural systemsHuman behaviorBehavioral studiesSupplemental analyses
2003
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use in Inner-City Adolescent Girls
Lipschitz DS, Rasmusson AM, Anyan W, Gueorguieva R, Billingslea EM, Cromwell PF, Southwick SM. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use in Inner-City Adolescent Girls. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2003, 191: 714-721. PMID: 14614338, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000095123.68088.da.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner-city adolescent girlsSubstance use disordersProblematic substance useSubstance useAdolescent girlsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid substance use disorderTrauma exposureSubset of girlsTraumatized girlsDisorder symptomsStress disorderStress symptomsRate of nicotinePTSDPartial PTSDPsychiatric diagnostic interviewDiagnostic InterviewAlcohol useHospital-based adolescent clinicGirlsAdolescent clinicMarijuana