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Research paper thumbnail of Maternal risk taking on the balloon analogue risk task as a prospective predictor of youth alcohol use escalation

Addictive Behaviors, 2015

Social learning theory implicates parental drinking in offspring consumption.

Research paper thumbnail of The association between anxiety sensitivity and motivation to quit smoking among women and men in residential substance use treatment

Substance use & misuse, 2015

Smoking-attributed mortality is the leading cause of death among individuals in residential subst... more Smoking-attributed mortality is the leading cause of death among individuals in residential substance use treatment. As such, identifying factors that influence smoking cessation is highly relevant and important for this group. Motivation to quit (MTQ) smoking is one such factor that is related to smoking cessation. In the present study we examine the relationship between Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) and MTQ among individuals enrolled in a residential substance use treatment center in Washington, DC. In light of gender differences in smoking cessation as well as factors that contribute to cessation, we examined this relationship by gender in men and women using multiple group path analysis. Participants (n = 472) completed a measure of MTQ, the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV-TR), a measure of AS, and self-reported their number of cigarettes smoked per day prior to entering a restricted environment. RESULTS indicated that AS was significantly related to MTQ in women (s...

Research paper thumbnail of Early Adolescent Symptoms of Social Phobia Prospectively Predict Alcohol Use

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2014

Objective: The current study examined whether social phobia (SP) symptoms in early adolescence pr... more Objective: The current study examined whether social phobia (SP) symptoms in early adolescence prospectively predicted alcohol use through middle adolescence in a community sample of youth. Method: Data from an ongoing longitudinal study (N = 277) of mechanisms of HIV-related risk behaviors in youth were used to assess the extent to which SP symptoms in early adolescence (mean [SD] age = 11.00 years [0.81]) would predict alcohol use across fi ve annual assessment waves. Adolescents completed measures of SP symptoms, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use at each wave. Results: Higher SP symptoms at baseline predicted higher average odds of alcohol consumption during subsequent waves but did not signifi cantly predict an increase in the odds of alcohol use as a function of time. Within a lagged model, SP symptoms measured at a prior assessment point (1 year earlier) predicted greater odds of drinking alcohol at the following assessment point. Importantly, alcohol use did not signifi cantly predict SP symptoms over time. These results suggest that early SP symptoms are an important risk factor for increased odds of subsequent alcohol use. Conclusions: The present fi ndings highlight that elevated SP symptoms place adolescents at risk for early alcohol use. Early interventions targeting SP symptoms may be crucial for the prevention of problematic alcohol use in early to mid-adolescence. Implications for prevention and treatment approaches are discussed. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 75, 929-936, 2014)

Research paper thumbnail of The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms

Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use diso... more Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms. Drug Alcohol Depend. (2012), http://dx.a b s t r a c t Background: Psychotic symptoms represent one of the most severe and functionally impairing components of several psychological disorders. One group with particularly high rates of psychotic symptoms is chronic substance users. However, the literature on psychotic symptoms and substance use is quite narrow and has focused almost exclusively on drug-induced psychosis, neglecting the population of substance users with psychotic symptoms occurring independently of acute drug effects. Method: The current study examined demographics, substance dependence, and psychiatric comorbidities among substance users with current (CurrSx), past (PastSx), and no psychotic symptoms (NoSx). Patients (n = 685) were sequential admissions to a residential substance use treatment center from 2006 to 2009. Results: Compared to NoSx, those who endorsed CurrSx were significantly more likely to meet criteria for lifetime alcohol dependence and lifetime amphetamine dependence. CurrSx were more likely than PastSx to meet for lifetime cannabis dependence. Additionally, CurrSx were more likely to meet criteria for a comorbid psychiatric disorder compared to NoSx, and evidenced a greater number of current psychiatric disorders. NoSx were less likely than both CurrSx and PastSx to meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. Conclusion: Individuals with non-substance induced psychotic symptoms appear to meet criteria for specific substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders at higher rates than those without psychotic symptoms; these effects were most evident for those with current as opposed to past symptoms. Findings suggest that these individuals may need specialized care to address potential psychiatric comorbidities and overall greater severity levels relative to substance users without psychotic symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of An experimental investigation of the functional relationship between social phobia and cigarette smoking

Addictive Behaviors, 2015

We recruited smokers either high or average in social phobia (SP) symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Risk Taking in Addiction Research

MacKillop/The Wiley, 2013

ABSTRACT Given the dynamic relationship between substance use and risk taking, well-developed beh... more ABSTRACT Given the dynamic relationship between substance use and risk taking, well-developed behavioral methodologies to study risk taking are crucial. This chapter outlines existing standardized and validated behavioral measures for assessing risk taking. The measures include Slovic's Devil Task, the Balloon Analogue Risk Task, the Angling Risk Task, the Columbia Card Task, the Wheel of Fortune Task, the Iowa Gambling Task, and the Rogers Decision Making Task. As available theory, description, and data permit, each section in the chapter includes a task description, discussion of its reliability, convergent/discriminant validity, criterion validity, genetic/neurobehavioral data, and methodological considerations for using the task. In conclusion, a number of behavioral measures of risk taking are available for investigating the role of risk taking in addictive behavior. Overall, these behavioral paradigms have provided new opportunities and insights within the field of substance use and addiction.

Research paper thumbnail of Race as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Distress Tolerance and Cigarette Smoking

Substance Use & Misuse, 2014

The present study examined the role of distress tolerance (DT) and race in relation to cigarette ... more The present study examined the role of distress tolerance (DT) and race in relation to cigarette smoking. For this study, between 2008 and 2010, 153 women (62.1% White, 37.9% African American) from the Washington, DC metropolitan area completed a computerized behavioral DT task and self-reported smoking history. Results suggest that low DT (OR = .23, p = .03) and the interaction between DT and race (OR = 4.58, p = .05) were significantly related to greater odds of being a smoker, such that African American women, but not White women, with low DT were at increased risk for being a lifetime smoker.

Research paper thumbnail of Testing the Temporal Relationship Between Maternal and Adolescent Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in a Community Sample

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2014

Objective: Transactional models have been used to explain the relationship between maternal depre... more Objective: Transactional models have been used to explain the relationship between maternal depression and child behavioral problems; however, few studies have examined transactional models for maternal depression and adolescent depression and anxiety.

Research paper thumbnail of The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2013

Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use diso... more Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms. Drug Alcohol Depend. (2012), http://dx.a b s t r a c t Background: Psychotic symptoms represent one of the most severe and functionally impairing components of several psychological disorders. One group with particularly high rates of psychotic symptoms is chronic substance users. However, the literature on psychotic symptoms and substance use is quite narrow and has focused almost exclusively on drug-induced psychosis, neglecting the population of substance users with psychotic symptoms occurring independently of acute drug effects. Method: The current study examined demographics, substance dependence, and psychiatric comorbidities among substance users with current (CurrSx), past (PastSx), and no psychotic symptoms (NoSx). Patients (n = 685) were sequential admissions to a residential substance use treatment center from 2006 to 2009. Results: Compared to NoSx, those who endorsed CurrSx were significantly more likely to meet criteria for lifetime alcohol dependence and lifetime amphetamine dependence. CurrSx were more likely than PastSx to meet for lifetime cannabis dependence. Additionally, CurrSx were more likely to meet criteria for a comorbid psychiatric disorder compared to NoSx, and evidenced a greater number of current psychiatric disorders. NoSx were less likely than both CurrSx and PastSx to meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. Conclusion: Individuals with non-substance induced psychotic symptoms appear to meet criteria for specific substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders at higher rates than those without psychotic symptoms; these effects were most evident for those with current as opposed to past symptoms. Findings suggest that these individuals may need specialized care to address potential psychiatric comorbidities and overall greater severity levels relative to substance users without psychotic symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical characteristics as a function of referral status among substance users in residential treatment

Addictive Behaviors, 2013

► Court-mandated (CM) and voluntary (VO) clients in drug treatment were compared. ► VO clients ha... more ► Court-mandated (CM) and voluntary (VO) clients in drug treatment were compared. ► VO clients had higher rates of DSM-IV MDD, BPD, and GAD than CM clients. ► VO clients had higher rates of alcohol and cocaine dependence than CM clients. ► VO clients had severe problems that may require different treatment than CM clients.

Research paper thumbnail of One-Year Test-Retest Reliability of the Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MRBURNS)

Personality and individual differences, 2015

The Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MR... more The Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MRBURNS) is a novel behavioral task designed to measure individual differences in negative reinforcement-based risk taking propensity. Performance on the MRBURNS has been linked with alcohol-related problems and negative reinforcement-based drinking motives, as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression; however, it is unclear if performance on the task represents a stable measure of negative reinforcement-based risk taking over time. As such, the current study aimed to examine the test-retest reliability of the MRBURNS over a period of one year. Results indicate that the correlation between year 1 and year 2 risk behavior (average number of pumps) on the MRBURNS was .43 across all trials. With the one year test-retest reliability of the MRBURNS established, the MRBURNS may be a useful approach to measuring the relative contribution of negative reinforcement-based risk taking in the develo...

Research paper thumbnail of Maternal risk taking on the balloon analogue risk task as a prospective predictor of youth alcohol use escalation

Addictive Behaviors, 2015

Social learning theory implicates parental drinking in offspring consumption.

Research paper thumbnail of The association between anxiety sensitivity and motivation to quit smoking among women and men in residential substance use treatment

Substance use & misuse, 2015

Smoking-attributed mortality is the leading cause of death among individuals in residential subst... more Smoking-attributed mortality is the leading cause of death among individuals in residential substance use treatment. As such, identifying factors that influence smoking cessation is highly relevant and important for this group. Motivation to quit (MTQ) smoking is one such factor that is related to smoking cessation. In the present study we examine the relationship between Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) and MTQ among individuals enrolled in a residential substance use treatment center in Washington, DC. In light of gender differences in smoking cessation as well as factors that contribute to cessation, we examined this relationship by gender in men and women using multiple group path analysis. Participants (n = 472) completed a measure of MTQ, the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV-TR), a measure of AS, and self-reported their number of cigarettes smoked per day prior to entering a restricted environment. RESULTS indicated that AS was significantly related to MTQ in women (s...

Research paper thumbnail of Early Adolescent Symptoms of Social Phobia Prospectively Predict Alcohol Use

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2014

Objective: The current study examined whether social phobia (SP) symptoms in early adolescence pr... more Objective: The current study examined whether social phobia (SP) symptoms in early adolescence prospectively predicted alcohol use through middle adolescence in a community sample of youth. Method: Data from an ongoing longitudinal study (N = 277) of mechanisms of HIV-related risk behaviors in youth were used to assess the extent to which SP symptoms in early adolescence (mean [SD] age = 11.00 years [0.81]) would predict alcohol use across fi ve annual assessment waves. Adolescents completed measures of SP symptoms, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use at each wave. Results: Higher SP symptoms at baseline predicted higher average odds of alcohol consumption during subsequent waves but did not signifi cantly predict an increase in the odds of alcohol use as a function of time. Within a lagged model, SP symptoms measured at a prior assessment point (1 year earlier) predicted greater odds of drinking alcohol at the following assessment point. Importantly, alcohol use did not signifi cantly predict SP symptoms over time. These results suggest that early SP symptoms are an important risk factor for increased odds of subsequent alcohol use. Conclusions: The present fi ndings highlight that elevated SP symptoms place adolescents at risk for early alcohol use. Early interventions targeting SP symptoms may be crucial for the prevention of problematic alcohol use in early to mid-adolescence. Implications for prevention and treatment approaches are discussed. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 75, 929-936, 2014)

Research paper thumbnail of The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms

Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use diso... more Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms. Drug Alcohol Depend. (2012), http://dx.a b s t r a c t Background: Psychotic symptoms represent one of the most severe and functionally impairing components of several psychological disorders. One group with particularly high rates of psychotic symptoms is chronic substance users. However, the literature on psychotic symptoms and substance use is quite narrow and has focused almost exclusively on drug-induced psychosis, neglecting the population of substance users with psychotic symptoms occurring independently of acute drug effects. Method: The current study examined demographics, substance dependence, and psychiatric comorbidities among substance users with current (CurrSx), past (PastSx), and no psychotic symptoms (NoSx). Patients (n = 685) were sequential admissions to a residential substance use treatment center from 2006 to 2009. Results: Compared to NoSx, those who endorsed CurrSx were significantly more likely to meet criteria for lifetime alcohol dependence and lifetime amphetamine dependence. CurrSx were more likely than PastSx to meet for lifetime cannabis dependence. Additionally, CurrSx were more likely to meet criteria for a comorbid psychiatric disorder compared to NoSx, and evidenced a greater number of current psychiatric disorders. NoSx were less likely than both CurrSx and PastSx to meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. Conclusion: Individuals with non-substance induced psychotic symptoms appear to meet criteria for specific substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders at higher rates than those without psychotic symptoms; these effects were most evident for those with current as opposed to past symptoms. Findings suggest that these individuals may need specialized care to address potential psychiatric comorbidities and overall greater severity levels relative to substance users without psychotic symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of An experimental investigation of the functional relationship between social phobia and cigarette smoking

Addictive Behaviors, 2015

We recruited smokers either high or average in social phobia (SP) symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Risk Taking in Addiction Research

MacKillop/The Wiley, 2013

ABSTRACT Given the dynamic relationship between substance use and risk taking, well-developed beh... more ABSTRACT Given the dynamic relationship between substance use and risk taking, well-developed behavioral methodologies to study risk taking are crucial. This chapter outlines existing standardized and validated behavioral measures for assessing risk taking. The measures include Slovic's Devil Task, the Balloon Analogue Risk Task, the Angling Risk Task, the Columbia Card Task, the Wheel of Fortune Task, the Iowa Gambling Task, and the Rogers Decision Making Task. As available theory, description, and data permit, each section in the chapter includes a task description, discussion of its reliability, convergent/discriminant validity, criterion validity, genetic/neurobehavioral data, and methodological considerations for using the task. In conclusion, a number of behavioral measures of risk taking are available for investigating the role of risk taking in addictive behavior. Overall, these behavioral paradigms have provided new opportunities and insights within the field of substance use and addiction.

Research paper thumbnail of Race as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Distress Tolerance and Cigarette Smoking

Substance Use & Misuse, 2014

The present study examined the role of distress tolerance (DT) and race in relation to cigarette ... more The present study examined the role of distress tolerance (DT) and race in relation to cigarette smoking. For this study, between 2008 and 2010, 153 women (62.1% White, 37.9% African American) from the Washington, DC metropolitan area completed a computerized behavioral DT task and self-reported smoking history. Results suggest that low DT (OR = .23, p = .03) and the interaction between DT and race (OR = 4.58, p = .05) were significantly related to greater odds of being a smoker, such that African American women, but not White women, with low DT were at increased risk for being a lifetime smoker.

Research paper thumbnail of Testing the Temporal Relationship Between Maternal and Adolescent Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in a Community Sample

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2014

Objective: Transactional models have been used to explain the relationship between maternal depre... more Objective: Transactional models have been used to explain the relationship between maternal depression and child behavioral problems; however, few studies have examined transactional models for maternal depression and adolescent depression and anxiety.

Research paper thumbnail of The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2013

Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use diso... more Please cite this article in press as: Lechner, W.V., et al., The prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders as a function of psychotic symptoms. Drug Alcohol Depend. (2012), http://dx.a b s t r a c t Background: Psychotic symptoms represent one of the most severe and functionally impairing components of several psychological disorders. One group with particularly high rates of psychotic symptoms is chronic substance users. However, the literature on psychotic symptoms and substance use is quite narrow and has focused almost exclusively on drug-induced psychosis, neglecting the population of substance users with psychotic symptoms occurring independently of acute drug effects. Method: The current study examined demographics, substance dependence, and psychiatric comorbidities among substance users with current (CurrSx), past (PastSx), and no psychotic symptoms (NoSx). Patients (n = 685) were sequential admissions to a residential substance use treatment center from 2006 to 2009. Results: Compared to NoSx, those who endorsed CurrSx were significantly more likely to meet criteria for lifetime alcohol dependence and lifetime amphetamine dependence. CurrSx were more likely than PastSx to meet for lifetime cannabis dependence. Additionally, CurrSx were more likely to meet criteria for a comorbid psychiatric disorder compared to NoSx, and evidenced a greater number of current psychiatric disorders. NoSx were less likely than both CurrSx and PastSx to meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. Conclusion: Individuals with non-substance induced psychotic symptoms appear to meet criteria for specific substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders at higher rates than those without psychotic symptoms; these effects were most evident for those with current as opposed to past symptoms. Findings suggest that these individuals may need specialized care to address potential psychiatric comorbidities and overall greater severity levels relative to substance users without psychotic symptoms.

Research paper thumbnail of Clinical characteristics as a function of referral status among substance users in residential treatment

Addictive Behaviors, 2013

► Court-mandated (CM) and voluntary (VO) clients in drug treatment were compared. ► VO clients ha... more ► Court-mandated (CM) and voluntary (VO) clients in drug treatment were compared. ► VO clients had higher rates of DSM-IV MDD, BPD, and GAD than CM clients. ► VO clients had higher rates of alcohol and cocaine dependence than CM clients. ► VO clients had severe problems that may require different treatment than CM clients.

Research paper thumbnail of One-Year Test-Retest Reliability of the Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MRBURNS)

Personality and individual differences, 2015

The Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MR... more The Maryland Resource for the Behavioral Utilization of the Reinforcement of Negative Stimuli (MRBURNS) is a novel behavioral task designed to measure individual differences in negative reinforcement-based risk taking propensity. Performance on the MRBURNS has been linked with alcohol-related problems and negative reinforcement-based drinking motives, as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression; however, it is unclear if performance on the task represents a stable measure of negative reinforcement-based risk taking over time. As such, the current study aimed to examine the test-retest reliability of the MRBURNS over a period of one year. Results indicate that the correlation between year 1 and year 2 risk behavior (average number of pumps) on the MRBURNS was .43 across all trials. With the one year test-retest reliability of the MRBURNS established, the MRBURNS may be a useful approach to measuring the relative contribution of negative reinforcement-based risk taking in the develo...