2022
Gender differences among persons entering medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the community
Di Paola A, Taweh N, Biondi BE, Forray A, Frank CA, Shaw A, Springer SA. Gender differences among persons entering medication treatment for opioid use disorder in the community. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 31: 390-395. PMID: 35652902, PMCID: PMC9463117, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersQuality of lifeDSM-5 diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderOpioid relapseMedication useMedication historyMedication treatmentPsychiatric comorbidityPsychiatric medicationsHigh riskMOUDDepression severityGreater prevalenceGender differencesBaseline assessmentPsychological QoL.Disorder screeningStress disorderMultidisciplinary programGeneralized anxietyWomenMedicationsDisorders
2021
Gender Differences among Criminal Justice-Involved Persons Living with HIV Interested in Extended-Release Naltrexone Treatment
Biondi BE, Frank CA, Forray A, Springer SA. Gender Differences among Criminal Justice-Involved Persons Living with HIV Interested in Extended-Release Naltrexone Treatment. Substance Abuse 2021, 42: 905-911. PMID: 33750285, PMCID: PMC8455717, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1900984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersOpioid use disorderMedication treatmentUse disordersAlcohol use disorderMental health severityXR-NTXAntiretroviral therapyDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialExtended-release naltrexone treatmentExtended-release naltrexonePlacebo-controlled trialCriminal justice-involved personsHealth severityGender differencesCocaine use disorderDrug use severityJustice-involved personsClinical characteristicsART adherenceNaltrexone treatmentTreatment outcomesHigh prevalenceCocaine useHIV
2020
Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients
Serowik KL, Yonkers KA, Gilstad-Hayden K, Forray A, Zimbrean P, Martino S. Substance Use Disorder Detection Rates Among Providers of General Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 668-675. PMID: 33111239, PMCID: PMC7947066, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06319-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersMedical inpatientsPatient characteristicsMedical recordsGeneral medical inpatient unitsPatient self-report questionnairesGeneral medical inpatientsMedical inpatient unitsOpioid use disorderDrug use disordersNicotine use disorderPatients' medical recordsCannabis use disorderLarge teaching hospitalAlcohol use disorderDetection rateCocaine use disorderWhite patientsBlack patientsFemale patientsHispanic patientsFormal screeningInpatient providersTeaching hospital
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 ResearchConceptsConsultation-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
2010
Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Forray A, Focseneanu M, Pittman B, McDougle CJ, Epperson CN. Onset and exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder in pregnancy and the postpartum period. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2010, 71: 1061-8. PMID: 20492843, PMCID: PMC4204467, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09m05381blu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetAgedComorbidityDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMenarcheMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParturitionPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPremenstrual SyndromePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPuerperal DisordersReproductive HistoryRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsOnset of OCDObsessive-compulsive disorderOCD onsetPregnant groupPerinatal periodOCD symptomsWorsening of symptomsExacerbation of symptomsImpact of pregnancyDSM-IV disordersStructured Clinical InterviewDSM-IV criteriaStudent's t-testPremenstrual worseningTotal pregnanciesSymptom exacerbationPostpartum periodExacerbationPregnancyClinical InterviewOCD clinicReproductive life cycleSymptom severitySymptomsCategorical variables