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Mindfulness training applied to addiction therapy: insights into the neural mechanisms of positive behavioral change
(Dove Medical Press, 2016-07-27)Dual-process models from neuroscience suggest that addiction is driven by dysregulated interactions between bottom-up neural processes underpinning reward learning and top-down neural functions subserving executive function. ... -
Mindfulness meditation in the treatment of substance use disorders and preventing future relapse: neurocognitive mechanisms and clinical implications
(Dove Medical Press, 2018-11-16)Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a pervasive public health problem with deleterious consequences for individuals, families, and society. Furthermore, SUD intervention is complicated by the continuous possibility of ... -
Emotion dysregulation as a transdiagnostic mechanism of opioid misuse and suicidality among chronic pain patients
(BioMed Central, 2018-06-06)Background Chronic pain is a prevalent condition that causes functional impairment and emotional suffering. To allay pain-induced suffering, opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain management. Yet, chronic pain ... -
A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION OF ATTENTION AND MINDFULNESS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH A HISTORY OF NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY
(University of Utah, 2019-08)Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) refers to the deliberate and self-inflicted destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent, and is especially prevalent among young adults. NSSI serves a myriad of functions and is ... -
Individual and county-level religious participation, corporal punishment, and physical abuse of children: An exploratory study
(SAGE Publications, 2016-10-18)Parental religiosity has been associated with corporal punishment. However, most of this research has focused exclusively on Christians and has not examined physical abuse. In addition, little is known about how the larger ... -
The places parents go: understanding the breadth, scope, and experiences of activity spaces for parents
(Springer Verlag, 2017-04)Neighborhood environments are related to parenting behaviors, which in turn have a life-long effect on children’s health and well-being. Activity spaces, which measure individual routine patterns of movement, may be helpful ... -
Are community level prescription opioid overdoses associated with child harm? A spatial analysis of California zip codes, 2001–2011
(Elsevier, 2016-07-26)Background: Non-medical prescription opioid use is increasing globally within high-income countries, particularly the United States. However, little is known about whether it is associated with negative outcomes for children. ... -
Does parental substance use always engender risk for children? Comparing incidence rate ratios of abusive and neglectful behaviors across substance use behavior patterns
(Elsevier, 2018-02)Parental substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with an added risk for child abuse and neglect, but less is understood about how a range of parental use behaviors is associated with differential maltreatment frequencies. ... -
The Complex Nature of Parental Substance Use: Examining Past Year and Prior Use Behaviors as Correlates of Child Maltreatment Frequency
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-02-01)Background: Child maltreatment studies predominantly have operationalized parental substance use as dichotomous variables for any use, any harmful/risky use, or any substance use disorder (SUD). This limits our understanding ... -
Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA
(Elsevier, 2017-04-07)Objectives: To examine discrete purchasing behaviors of marijuana-infused edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries with the aim to identify potential venue- and individual-level targets for prevention. Methods: ... -
Correlates of amount spent on marijuana buds during a discrete purchase at medical marijuana dispensaries: Results from a pilot study
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-01-12)Marijuana purchasing behaviors vary by the purchaser’s individual characteristics; however, little is known about patients’ purchasing behaviors when buying from medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs). Our objective was to ... -
Unpacking the Parallel Effects of Parental Alcohol Misuse and Low Income on Risk of Supervisory Neglect
(Elsevier, 2017-04-28)Although low income status and parent alcohol misuse are considered critical risk factors for child neglect, little is known about the mechanisms of this association. No known research has assessed the parallel effect of ... -
Nowhere to Go? Examining Facility Acceptance Levels for Serving Individuals Using Medications for Opioid Used Disorder
(Elsevier, 2019-06-07)Medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are associated with better overall outcomes for individuals managing their OUD. While much attention has focused on expanding access to these medications, this study aimed to gain ... -
Who’s Buying What and How Much? Correlates of Purchase Behaviors From Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles, California
(Springer Verlag, 2018-11-08)Venue-based distribution of marijuana has become the normative model in the United States to obtain marijuana. This study examines one-time purchase behaviors at medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) to identify potential ... -
Bias in child maltreatment self-reports using Interactive Voice Response
(Elsevier, 2014-10)Few methods estimate the prevalence of child maltreatment in the general population due to concerns about socially desirable responding and mandated reporting laws. Innovative methods, such as Interactive Voice Response ... -
Evaluating Medical Marijuana Dispensary Policies: Spatial Methods for the Study of Environmentally-Based Interventions
(Wiley, 2013-03)In 1996, California was the first state to pass a Compassionate Use Act allowing for the legal use of marijuana for medical purposes. Here we review several current policy and land use environmental interventions designed ... -
The Geography of Drug Market Activities and Child Maltreatment
(SAGE Publications, 2012-05)This study examines how drug market activities place children at risk for maltreatment over space and time. Data were collected for 95 Census tracts in Sacramento, California over seven years and were analyzed using Bayesian ... -
Financial Capability and Asset Building: A Transformational Practice Framework
(Indiana University School of Social Work, 2017-12-17)The promotion of financial capability and asset building (FCAB) is an important and fitting professional activity for social work, which has long been concerned with the economic well-being of individuals and families. ... -
Longitudinal perspectives of faculty and students on benefits and barriers to transdisciplinary graduate education: program assessment and institutional recommendations
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2017-11-28)Addressing complex societal problems, such as childhood obesity, requires transdisciplinary (TD) approaches to reach effective solutions. However, TD doctoral training programs in academic settings are still relatively ... -
Coming Up Short: Family Composition, Income, and Household Savings
(University of Chicago Press, 2017)Objective: Existing research on savings and liquid-asset accumulation is largely quantitative and focuses on descriptions of how income inequality leads to the ability or inability to save. What has been left out of this ...
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