Jeremy N. V. Miles

Overview

Commentary

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  Teen Employment May Not Always Be a Boon for At-Risk Youth

  For all teens, and especially those who have already experienced problems related to alcohol and drug use, it is essential to monitor the quality of work experiences and keep in mind that some work environments might increase risk for substance use.

  Dec 18, 2012

Publications

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  Obesity Prevention Interventions and Implications for Energy Balance in the United States and Mexico: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Meta-Analysis

  Obesity is preventable and yet continues to be a major risk factor for chronic disease. This review searched the vast literature on obesity prevention interventions to assess their effects on daily energy consumed and energy expended.

  Aug 8, 2019

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  Business Bribery Risk Assessment

  Report introduces a new index, the TRACE Matrix, for business bribery risk assessment. The index provides a quick and useful guide for businesses operating overseas based on a conceptual model of bribery risk and supported by data specific to firms.

  May 13, 2019

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  Predictors of Retention in an Alcohol and Risky Sex Prevention Program for Homeless Young Adults

  Homeless young adults were less likely to complete an alcohol and other drug and risky sex prevention program if they had slept outside or received the program in an urban setting.

  Apr 3, 2018

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  Optimizing Variance-Bias Trade-Off in the TWANG Package for Estimation of Propensity Scores

  This discussion highlights potentially meaningful ways to optimize propensity score machine learning methods to allow for minimal bias and less variability.

  Dec 28, 2017

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  Individual, Peer, and Family Factor Modification of Neighborhood-Level Effects on Adolescent Alcohol, Cigarette, E-Cigarette, and Marijuana Use

  Supporting more social connections between neighbors and monitoring of adolescent deviant behaviors by neighbors may be effective in reducing cigarette, e-cigarette, and marijuana use.

  Sep 28, 2017

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  A Propensity-Score-Weighted Population-Based Study of the Health Benefits of Dogs and Cats for Children

  Counter to widely held beliefs, pet ownership does not improve children's general or psychological health.

  Aug 29, 2017

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  AHRQ Series on Complex Intervention Systematic Reviews: Selecting Analytic Approaches

  Reviewers may elect to revise their analytic approach based on new or changing considerations during the course of a systematic review, but they should guard against bias through transparency of reporting.

  Aug 23, 2017

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  Exploring the Differences Between Pet and Non-Pet Owners: Implications for Human-Animal Interaction Research and Policy

  Pet owners and non-pet owners differ across many socio-demographic variables: this has implications for the interpretation of studies that attempt to draw causal attributions between pet ownership and mental and physical health outcomes.

  Aug 1, 2017

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  Sources of Care for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: The Role of the African American Church

  Many Los Angeles-area African American churches provide recovery supports and services for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and actively connect individuals to formal AOD treatment.

  Jun 6, 2017

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  The Hispanic Paradox: Race/Ethnicity and Nativity, Immigrant Enclave Residence and Cognitive Impairment Among Older US Adults

  Foreign-born Mexican Americans are significantly less likely to experience cognitive impairment as they age than are their US-born socioeconomic peers.

  May 5, 2017

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  A Systematic Review of Modifiable Risk Factors in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

  MS progression was associated with low vitamin D levels, and smoking was associated with a more rapid decline in MS disability.

  Mar 31, 2017

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  Frequency of E-cigarette Use, Health Status, and Risk and Protective Health Behaviors in Adolescents

  Adolescents who use electronic cigarettes may engage in fewer risky behaviors than their tobacco smoking peers, but their physical health and engagement in protective health behaviors is not necessarily any better. 

  Mar 16, 2017

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  A Group-Based Motivational Interviewing Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Homeless Young Adults

  A brief group-based motivational interview intervention was effective in helping homeless young adults make positive changes in their alcohol and condom use.

  Mar 16, 2017

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  The Role of Perceived Injunctive Alcohol Norms in Adolescent Drinking Behavior

  Perceived injunctive norms (i.e., what behaviors peers find acceptable) should be targeted in prevention programs with youth because these perceptions are associated with multiple drinking outcomes, such as heavy drinking.

  Jan 25, 2017

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  The Air Force Deployment Transition Center: Assessment of Program Structure, Process, and Outcomes

  Evaluates the Air Force's Deployment Transition Center, which was established in 2010 to provide airmen returning from combat missions an opportunity to decompress and share lessons learned before returning to their home stations.

  Jan 16, 2017

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  To Educate or to Incarcerate: Factors in Disproportionality in School Discipline

  This study examined how demographic, individual, and family factors contribute to disparities in office referral and suspension/expulsion in high schools.

  Sep 30, 2016

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  A Systematic Review of St. John's Wort for Major Depressive Disorder

  A systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John's wort (SJW) in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to placebo and active comparator and whether the effects vary by severity of MDD.

  Sep 8, 2016

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  Neighborhood, Family and Peer-Level Predictors of Obesity-Related Health Behaviors Among Young Adolescents

  High scores on measures of peer social functioning and family connectedness predicted healthy behaviors among adolescents.

  Jul 19, 2016

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  Sleepy Teens and Energy Drink Use: Results from an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Youth

  The prevalence of energy drink use in a diverse sample of adolescents was low (18%), but use of energy drinks was associated with a higher risk of sleep disturbance.

  Jul 6, 2016

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  Alcohol and Marijuana Use Trajectories in a Diverse Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents: Examining Use Patterns from Age 11 to 17 Years

  Greater use of alcohol and marijuana is associated with worse functioning in high school for all youth, but non-white youth report worse outcomes.

  Jun 17, 2016

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  Measurement Invariance Across Administration Mode: Examining the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist

  The accuracy of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screening was not affected by using two modes of administering the PTSD Checklist (PCL). The benefits of using both phone and computer outweigh the risk of using two administration modes.

  Apr 20, 2016

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  Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  This systematic review aims to estimate the effects of acupuncture for adults with substance use disorders (SUDs).

  Mar 9, 2016

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  Longitudinal Associations Among Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Stress Appraisals

  Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain is well documented, but the mechanisms underlying their comorbidity are not well understood.

  Mar 2, 2016

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  Incentives, Program Configuration, and Employee Uptake of Workplace Wellness Programs

  The aim of this study was to determine the effect of wellness program configurations and financial incentives on employee participation rate.

  Jan 14, 2016

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  Study Design to Evaluate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among a Diverse Sample of Adults with a First-Time DUI Offense

  The proposed study addresses 2 important public health problems: (1) Individuals convicted of a DUI are mandated to attend a DUI program, but many recidivate and, (2) There is a disproportionate lack of access to AUD treatment for Latino populations.

  2016

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  Early Substance Use and Subsequent DUI in Adolescents

  This study longitudinally explores the influence of alcohol and marijuana (AM) use, AM beliefs, and peer and family factors (including familism) on DUI/RWDD in high school.

  Nov 18, 2015

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  Associations Between Neighborhood Alcohol Availability and Young Adolescent Alcohol Use

  An investigation into the association between alcohol outlet density and adolescent alcohol use, including whether this association differed by sociodemographic characteristics.

  Oct 20, 2015

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  Predictors and Consequences of Prescription Drug Misuse During Middle School

  This is the first study to examine the correlates of early NMPDU initiation during middle school, and how early initiation is associated with four domains of functioning in high school (mental health, social, academic, and delinquency).

  Oct 20, 2015

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  Meditation for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

  RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to assess its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder.

  Oct 7, 2015

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  St. John's Wort for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

  RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of St. Johns wort to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder.

  Oct 6, 2015

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  Needle Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review

  RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of needle acupuncture to provide estimates of its efficacy and safety for treating substance use disorders.

  Jul 28, 2015

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  Moderated Mediation Analysis: An Illustration Using the Association of Gender with Delinquency and Mental Health

  The goal of this study was to investigate parental respect as a potential mediator of the relationship between gender and delinquency and mental health, and to determine whether observed mediation is moderated by gender.

  Jul 15, 2015

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  Patterns of Vulnerabilities and Resources in U.S. Military Families

  The appropriate format for services supporting military families depends on how vulnerabilities and resources are distributed across and within those families.

  Jul 14, 2015

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  Wrong-site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires: A Systematic Review of Surgical Never Events

  Serious, preventable surgical events, termed never events, continue to occur despite considerable patient safety efforts.

  Jun 12, 2015

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  Gateway to Curiosity: Medical Marijuana Ads and Intention and Use During Middle School

  Prevention programs need to better explain medical marijuana to youth, providing information on the context for proper medical use of this drug and the potential harms from use during this developmental period.

  Jun 10, 2015

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  The Longitudinal Relationship Between Employment and Substance Use Among At-Risk Adolescents

  This paper explores the longitudinal association between employment and alcohol/other drug (AOD) use and consequences among an at-risk youth sample with a first-time AOD offense.

  Jun 4, 2015

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  Neighbourhood Racial/Ethnic Composition and Segregation and Trajectories of Cognitive Decline Among U.S. Older Adults

  This study demonstrates disparities in the progression of cognitive ageing according to racial/ethnic characteristics of the neighbourhood environment.

  Jun 3, 2015

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  Differences in Substance Use and Substance Use Risk Factors by Asian Subgroups

  This study examined differences in lifetime use and initiation of substance use and associated risk factors for alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana among 7 subgroups of Asian American (AA) adolescents.

  Mar 24, 2015

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  How Group Factors Affect Adolescent Change Talk and Substance Use Outcomes: Implications for Motivational Interviewing Training

  Clients who verbalize statements arguing for change (change talk [CT]) in psychotherapy are more likely to decrease alcohol and other drug use (AOD) compared with clients who voice statements in opposition of change (sustain talk [ST]).

  Jan 28, 2015

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  The Effects of Mental Health Symptoms and Marijuana Expectancies on Marijuana Use and Consequences Among At-Risk Adolescents

  Youth with depressive symptoms who believe marijuana will lead to positive effects are more likely to experience negative consequences of use, such as missing school or work or having difficulty concentrating.

  2015

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  Evaluating Linearly Interpolated Intercensal Estimates of Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of U.S. Counties and Census Tracts 2001-2009

  The American Community Survey (ACS) multiyear estimation program has greatly advanced opportunities for studying change in the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of U.S. communities.

  2015

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  An Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulations in Criminal Psychology: Applications in Evaluating Biased Estimators for Recidivism

  The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to MC simulation for representing uncertainty and focusses on likely uses in studies of criminology and psychology.

  2015

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  Longitudinal Family Effects on Substance Use Among an At-Risk Adolescent Sample

  Adult and peer factors may influence whether adolescents use alcohol and other drugs (AOD). This longitudinal study examined the direct effects of adult monitoring, perceived adult AOD use, and cultural values on adolescent AOD use.

  2015

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  A Practical Introduction to Methods for Analyzing Longitudinal Data in the Presence of Missing Data Using a Marijuana Price Survey

  In applied psychology research settings, such as criminal psychology, missing data are to be expected. Missing data can cause problems with both biased estimates and lack of statistical power. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

  2015

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  A Synthetic Control Approach to Evaluating Place-Based Crime Interventions

  This paper presents a new quasi-experimental approach to assessing place based policing to encourage the careful evaluation of policing programs, strategies, and operations for researchers to conduct retrospective evaluations of policing programs.

  2015

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  The Effects of Purchasing Alcohol and Marijuana Among Adolescents At-Risk for Future Substance Use

  Among high-risk youth, those who may be at increased risk for adverse alcohol and other drug (AOD) use outcomes may benefit from targeted prevention efforts; how youth acquire AOD may provide an objective means of identifying youth at elevated risk.

  Sep 1, 2014

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  Serving Time or Wasting Time? Correctional Education Programs Improve Job Prospects, Reduce Recidivism, and Save Taxpayer Dollars

  Based on a comprehensive literature review, the authors examined the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment upon release from prison, and the cost-effectiveness of correctional education.

  May 22, 2014

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  Temporal Associations Between Substance Use and Delinquency Among Youth with a First Time Offense

  Substance use and delinquency among adolescents have been shown to be positively associated; however, the temporal relationship is not well understood.

  May 19, 2014

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  Does Diversity Matter? The Need for Longitudinal Research on Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use Trajectories

  The existing research aimed at understanding alcohol and drug (AOD) use patterns from early to late adolescence typically does not examine samples with substantial racial and ethnic diversity.

  May 16, 2014

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  Covariance Among Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents

  In a diverse group of early adolescents, this study explores the co-occurrence of a broad range of health risk behaviors: alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use; physical inactivity; sedentary computing/gaming; and the consumption of low-nutrient energy-dense food.

  May 1, 2014

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  How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation

  Assesses the effectiveness of correctional education for both incarcerated adults and juveniles, presents the results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors, and offers recommendations for improving correctional education.

  Mar 18, 2014

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  Research Brief

  Correctional Education in the United States: How Effective Is It, and How Can We Move the Field Forward?

  Assesses the effectiveness of correctional education for both incarcerated adults and juveniles, presents the results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors, and offers recommendations for improving correctional education.

  Mar 4, 2014

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  The Association Between Base-Area Social and Economic Characteristics and Airmen's Outcomes

  This report shows whether and how base-area characteristics are associated with individual-level Airman outcomes across several different domains, including health and well-being, social cohesion, and ratings of neighborhood resources.

  Feb 3, 2014

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  Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Middle School: Comparing Solitary and Social-Only Users

  Students who are solitary drug users are more likely to believe that alcohol and marijuana will help them relax, get away from their problems, and have more fun.

  2014

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  Proximal and Distal Social Influence on Alcohol Consumption and Marijuana Use Among Middle School Adolescents

  Assesses the effects of perceived peer norms, best friend use, and being in the presence of others who use on middle school adolescents' consumption of marijuana and alcohol, and how the effects of these sources of social influence evolve over time.

  2014

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  Constructing a Time-Invariant Measure of the Socio-Economic Status of U.S. Census Tracts

  Contextual research on time and place requires a consistent measurement instrument for neighborhood conditions in order to make unbiased inferences about neighborhood change.

  2014

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  Prevalence and Correlates of Depression Among New U.S. Immigrants

  The present study examined the prevalence of depression and associated correlates among a national sample of immigrants newly admitted to legal permanent residence to the US.

  2014

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  Risk for Inhalant Initiation Among Middle School Students: Understanding Individual, Family, and Peer Risk and Protective Factors

  Interventions to prevent inhalant initiation should target sixth and seventh graders, address influence by family and peers, and provide skills training to improve drug refusal self-efficacy.

  Nov 1, 2013

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  Risk of Bias: A Simulation Study of Power to Detect Study-Level Moderator Effects in Meta-Analysis

  Although study characteristics, such as trial quality, may explain some proportion of heterogeneity across study results in meta-analyses, residual heterogeneity is a crucial factor in determining when associations between moderator variables and effect sizes can be statistically detected.

  Nov 1, 2013

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  Perceived Norms Moderate the Association Between Mental Health Symptoms and Drinking Outcomes Among At-Risk Adolescents

  The current study used a sample of 193 at-risk youths with a first-time alcohol and/or other drug offense in the California Teen Court system to explore the moderating role of perceived peer alcohol norms on the association between mental health symptoms and drinking outcomes.

  Sep 1, 2013

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  Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults

  After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvement in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes.

  Aug 22, 2013

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  Research Brief

  How Effective is Correctional Education? The Results of a Meta-Analysis

  To examine the effectiveness of correctional education and its association with reductions in recidivism and improvement in employment after release from prison, the authors present the results a comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis.

  Aug 22, 2013

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  Understanding Patterns in Medical Marijuana Laws: A Latent Class and Transition Analysis

  Provides quantitative evidence on the underlying views of voters and state lawmakers about the legitimacy of medical marijuana based on voter- and legislature-adopted statutes between 1990 and 2012.

  Jul 26, 2013

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  Exploring the Association Between Military Base Neighborhood Characteristics and Soldiers' and Airmen's Outcomes

  This report explores how neighborhood theory and social indicators research shed light on quality of life in and around military bases, gaps in the methodology, and how a more in-depth analysis of military installations could be conducted.

  Jan 24, 2013

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  The Effects of Employment Among Adolescents At-Risk for Future Substance Use

  This paper explores the association between work intensity, alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) use, and related risk factors and consequences among an at-risk youth sample that has received a first-time AOD offense.

  Jan 9, 2013

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  Cross-lagged Associations Between Substance Use-Related Media Exposure and Alcohol Use During Middle School

  This study examines the reciprocal longitudinal associations between alcohol or other drug (AOD)-related media exposure and alcohol use among middle school students, and explores whether these associations differ by ethnicity or gender.

  2013

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  Evaluating Treatment Efficacy

  The authors discuss behavioral treatment efficacy (non-pharmacological) for substance use.

  2013

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  A Longitudinal Examination of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cigarette Perceived Norms Among Middle School Adolescents

  We examined changes in perceived norms of alcohol, marijuana, and cigarettes over a two-year period among a large and diverse sample of 6th and 7th grade youth.

  2013

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  Mental Health Treatment Experiences of U.S. Service Members Previously Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan

  This study examined the mental health treatment experiences of active-duty U.S. service members who received treatment from primary care or specialty mental health providers.

  2013

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  A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Group Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Adolescents with a First Time Alcohol or Drug Offense

  Group motivational interviewing (MI) interventions that target youth at-risk for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use may prevent future negative consequences.

  2013

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  Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychoeducational Video Intervention for Traumatic Injury Survivors

  Evaluated the impact of a psychoeducational video on posttraumatic distress and factors related to the mental health treatment seeking process among trauma care center patients receiving care following hospitalization for a serious physical injury.

  2013

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  A Multi-Sample Confirmatory Factor Analysis of PTSD Symptoms: What Exactly Is Wrong with the DSM-IV Structure?

  Within the DSM-IV, PTSD symptoms are rationally classified as assessing one of three symptom domains: reexperiencing, avoidance/numbing, or hyperarousal. However, two alternative four-factor models have been advocated as superior to the DSM-IV framework.

  2013

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  Temporal Associations of Popularity and Alcohol Use Among Middle School Students

  The goal of this study is to better understand the longitudinal cross-lagged associations between popularity, assessed through self-rating and peer nominations, and alcohol use among middle school students.

  2013

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  Assessing Measurement Invariance of Familism and Parental Respect Across Race/Ethnicity in Adolescents

  Familism and parental respect are culturally derived constructs rooted in Hispanic and Asian cultures, respectively.

  Sep 1, 2012

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  Racial/ethnic Differences in the Influence of Cultural Values, Alcohol Resistance Self-Efficacy, and Alcohol Expectancies on Risk for Alcohol Initiation

  Cultural values affect the likelihood that adolescents will begin to use alcohol.

  Aug 6, 2012

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  Preventing Alcohol Use with a Voluntary After-School Program for Middle School Students: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of CHOICE

  A voluntary after-school program focused specifically on alcohol and drug use may be effective in deterring alcohol use among early adolescents.

  Aug 1, 2012

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  Assessing Motivational Interviewing Integrity for Group Interventions with Adolescents

  This study demonstrates that it is possible to determine whether group motivational interviewing (MI) is implemented with integrity in the group setting and that MI in this setting is different from what takes place in usual care.

  May 28, 2012

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  Probiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Evidence suggests that probiotics are associated with a reduction in antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD).

  May 1, 2012

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  Intergenerational Relationships Between the Smoking Patterns of a Population-Representative Sample of US Mothers and the Smoking Trajectories of Their Children

  The authors assessed intergenerational transmission of smoking in mother-child dyads.

  Apr 1, 2012

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  Detection of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Sizes

  The amount of additional heterogeneity in effect sizes is a crucial factor in determining when associations between quality and effect sizes can be detected.

  2012

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  Is the Intergenerational Transmission of Smoking from Mother to Child Mediated by Children's Behavior Problems?

  Effects from smoking after birth to child smoking trajectory appear to be partially mediated by problem behavior, supporting a behavioral rather than physiological effect of smoking during pregnancy but not ruling out more complex physiological pathways.

  2012

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  Voluntary After-School Alcohol and Drug Programs for Middle School Youth: If You Build It Right, They Will Come

  This study describes CHOICE, a voluntary after-school program which targeted AOD use among middle school students.

  2012

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  Multisite Cost Analysis of a School-Based Voluntary Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program

  The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

  Sep 1, 2011

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  Empirical Evidence of Associations Between Trial Quality and Effect Size

  Examines the empirical evidence for associations between a set of proposed quality criteria and estimates of effect sizes in randomized controlled trials across a variety of clinical fields and to explore variables potentially influencing the association.

  Jun 1, 2011

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  Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Nurse-Focused Quality Improvement Interventions

  This article describes results of a systematic literature review focused on which interventions can be integrated into routine care to prevent pressure ulcers.

  Jun 1, 2011

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  Substance Use Among Middle School Students: Associations with Self-Rated and Peer-Nominated Popularity

  More-popular middle school students are more likely to be cigarette smokers, drinkers, and marijuana users, as well as past-month drinkers, suggesting that popularity is a risk factor for substance abuse.

  Jun 1, 2011

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  Safety of Probiotics to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease

  The existing scientific literature does not adequately address questions about the safety of probiotics.

  2011

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  The Influence of Personal, Family, and School Factors on Early Adolescent Substance Use

  This study of middle school students in Southern California found that racial and ethnic variations in substance use among young adolescents are influenced by individual, family and school factors.

  Nov 10, 2010

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  Racial/ethnic Differences in Adolescent Substance Use: Mediation by Individual, Family, and School Factors

  Assessment of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use in a diverse sample of 5,500 seventh and eighth graders highlights the need to target individual, family, and school factors in efforts to reduce substance use among young minority adolescents.

  Sep 1, 2010

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  Anxiety Sensitivity and PTSD Symptom Severity Are Reciprocally Related: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study of Physical Trauma Survivors

  Individuals who are sensitive to anxety are likely to suffer from more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

  Feb 1, 2010

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  The Teen Depression Awareness Project: Building an Evidence Base for Improving Teen Depression Care

  Presents findings from the Teen Depression Awareness Project, which explored how depression affects teens, the factors that influence teens' readiness to seek treatment for depression, and the barriers that teens and parents face when seeking care.

  Jan 15, 2010

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  All PTSD Symptoms Are Highly Associated with General Distress: Ramifications for the Dysphoria Symptom Cluster

  All symptoms for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly associated with those of general distress, which calls into question a model that separates the two.

  2010

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  Cost-effectiveness of Shared Pharmaceutical Care for Older Patients: RESPECT Trial Findings

  An economic evaluation was undertaken in which NICE reference case standards were applied to data collected in the RESPECT trial.

  2010

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  Effectiveness of Shared Pharmaceutical Care for Older Patients: RESPECT Trial Findings

  Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical care for older people compared with usual care, according to National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) reference case standards.

  2010

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  Exploring Productivity Outcomes from a Brief Intervention for At-Risk Drinking in an Employee Assistance Program

  This exploratory study examines changes in workplace productivity and related costs for clients receiving a Brief intervention (BI) for at-risk drinking in the employee assistance program (EAP).

  2010

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  A Preliminary Investigation Into Whether Attentional Bias Influences Mood Outcomes Following Emotional Disclosure

  Individuals who have a negative attentional bias (i.e., tend to avoid negative emotional material) showed greater improvements in depression, anger, fatigue, and total mood disturbance following an emotional disclosure intervention.

  2010

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  Ethnic Differences in Posttraumatic Distress: Hispanics' Symptoms Differ in Kind and Degree

  This study, one of the first to examine ethnic disparities in PTSD symptoms among adult injury survivors, found that Hispanics reported higher levels of intensified sensory and cognitive symptoms than non-Hispanics.

  2009

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  Impact of Teen Depression on Academic, Social, and Physical Functioning

  This study aimed to determine the impact of teen depression on peer, family, school, and physical functioning and the burden on parents.

  2009

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  Seven Years Later: Developmental Transitions and Delinquent Behavior for Male Adolescents Who Received Long-Term Substance Treatment

  Few studies have applied the life course perspective to the study of drug use, a noticeable omission in the field.

  2009

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  Accountability and Teaching Practices: School-Level Actions and Teacher Responses

  2008

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  Brief Motivational Interviewing for Teens at Risk of Substance Use Consequences: A Randomized Pilot Study in a Primary Care Clinic

  The current study examined the impact of a brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention (Project CHAT) on alcohol consumption and drug use for high-risk teens in a primary care clinic that provides health care for underserved populations.

  2008

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  Further Validity Evidence for the Dimensions of Change in Therapeutic Community Treatment Instrument

  Examines the validity of the Dimensions of Change Instrument treatment process measure by confirming factor structure and examining each subscale's relationship with time in treatment, scales from another assessment, and mental and physical health.

  2008

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  The Longitudinal Association Between Substance Use and Delinquency Among High-Risk Youth

  Over the past two decades, studies have provided evidence for the strong link between substance use (SU) and delinquency among adolescents.

  2008

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  The Relationship Between the Dimensions of Change Instrument and Retention in Therapeutic Community Treatment: The Moderating Influence of Time in Treatment

  The Dimensions of Change Instrument (DCI) assesses aspects of the therapeutic community treatment process. The DCI predicts retention at the next stage, but the direction of the scale prediction varies as a function of client tenure in treatment.

  2008

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  Spanish and English Versions of the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C): Testing for Differential Item Functioning

  Interpretation of ethnic differences in PTSD is predicated on demonstration that differences are not due to measurement bias.

  2008

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  Criticizing and Reassuring Oneself: An Exploration of Forms, Styles and Reasons in Female Students

  This study developed two self-report scales to measure forms and functions of self-criticism and self-reassurance and explore their relationship to depression. It indicates a need for more detailed research into the variations of self-criticism and the mechanisms for developing self-reassurance.

  2004

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  Journal Article

  Perceived Parenting Styles, Depersonalisation, Anxiety and Coping Behaviour in Adolescents

  The present study investigated the relationship between perceived parenting styles, depersonalisation, anxiety and coping behaviour in a normal high school student sample (N=276).

  Feb 1, 2003