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Despite community mental health center staff’s positive impressions of the FOCUS smartphone intervention for schizophrenia, uptake was low in both mobile health implementation models. #CSHRB affiliated co-author study suggests a clinical advantage to EF (external facilitation) model bit.ly/4rNLStS
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
#CSHRB thesis concludes perceived parental approval significantly influences college students' alcohol use, with identity exploration moderating this relationship and affecting the negative consequences of alcohol consumption bit.ly/4rIn5HO
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
#CSHRB Post Doc Nick Livingston's study findings suggest that patient characteristics associated with buprenorphine initiation may differ by health care setting. However, retention among subgroups of patients appears similar across settings bit.ly/49X23iH
February 3, 2026 at 11:43 PM
U.W. study by researcher & #CSHRB colleague Beatriz Carlini found that cannabis users with psychotic disorders, like schizophrenia, report higher rates of physical ailments, such as nausea, dizziness, and heart problems — which they attribute to cannabis use
New UW study links cannabis users with psychotic disorders to higher rates of health problems
A new study of cannabis users in Washington state is shedding light on a wider range of health problems for some users than previously documented.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
#CSHRB study was successful in identifying an enhanced version of our pilot CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) intervention that has large effects on PTSD symptoms & alcohol misuse (i.e., the loss framing + growth mindset intervention variant) bit.ly/4pTJArP
January 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study results say elevated anxious affect was concurrently associated with coping motives for cannabis use & longer duration of intoxication at the event-level but only among those with more severe CU problems bit.ly/3NIYhR7
January 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
YA drinkers experience at least some AUD (alcohol use disorders) symptoms in daily living. #CSHRB co-authored findings stress the importance of measuring daily experiences of AUD & how critical it is to consider a broad range of operationalizing how specific symptoms are experienced bit.ly/4qwUeGk
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study results challenge the traditional negative reinforcement model in certain populations, namely among veterans with PTSD highlighting the importance of considering PTSD status & other individual factors when examining the effects of cannabis use on mental health bit.ly/4sLssHG
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study provides compelling evidence that daily affective states— particularly negative affect, depressed mood, anxious mood & perceived stress—are potent, real-time predictors of clinically significant PTSD symptom increases among veterans bit.ly/3NadIBH
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
#CSHRB study results suggest that THRIVE digital app may be a promising strategy to improve social functioning in sexual assault survivors: those in the intervention condition showed larger increases in perceived support from friends, & decreases in conformity drinking motives bit.ly/4pvKdrj
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
#CSHRB study findings suggest that skill utilization is a key factor driving intervention efficacy, with alcohol reduction strategies potentially offering consistent protection against heavy drinking over time bit.ly/4bcJGXP
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#CSHRB study says alcohol & cannabis use among young adults remain a public health concern & novel interventions that personalize intervention content based on daily or ecological momentary assessments (EMA) data offer a unique opportunity to potentially enhance intervention effects bit.ly/45oPJ7Z
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study demonstrated that applying an intersectional approach to exploring variation in interpersonal discrimination can capture experiences that would otherwise be invisible thus advancing a more comprehensive & nuanced understanding of interpersonal discrimination bit.ly/4rZNq5c
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study says timely outreach following a suicide ideation screen was associated with improved treatment access, sustained treatment engagement & symptom reduction. Results support tech-enabled crisis outreach within a comprehensive mental health platform bit.ly/4oR2TT7
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study says a culturally adapted behavioral intervention, combining Motivational Enhancement Therapy & Strengths Based Case Management, delivered by Spanish-speaking community health workers significantly reduced unhealthy alcohol use among Latino/as bit.ly/4nNG9SB
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study says individuals released from jail with history of domestic violence (DV)-related offenses were at higher risk for suicide death compared to the general population as well as people released from jail without history of DV-related offenses in King County, WA bit.ly/43eE9LR
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study says antisocial behavior (ASB) symptoms in adolescence may be a precursor to alcohol use disorder (AUD) in emerging adulthood; whereas AUD & ASB symptoms may follow independent trajectories through adulthood bit.ly/47eNEwT
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#CSHRB preliminary study findings support prior investigations demonstrating that alterations of mesocorticolimbic connectivity are associated with cannabis users & craving in individuals at risk for cannabis use disorder
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
#CSHRB study results highlight the critical interplay of alcohol & social settings on performance monitoring processes. Social cohesion tends to increase performance monitoring for players. At least in cooperative tasks, feedback effects between players & observers become synchronized bit.ly/4oBwhMI
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Environmental factors play a key role in shaping alcohol use behavior patterns. #CSHRB co-authored study identified these settings as influences on drinking: evenings/weekends, celebrations, bars, presence of alcohol-related cues, distracting activities & crowded, mixed-gender spaces bit.ly/48D0W7z
October 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#CSHRB co-authored study results highlight the potential for integrating passive & active data to improve symptom prediction & early intervention efforts for PTSD & CUD in veterans. Future research should explore long-term engagement strategies & clinical applications bit.ly/4ow6Iwu
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
#CSHRB study says re alcohol use, depressive symptoms predicted lower odds of drinking alcohol on a given month; if young adults did drink then depressive symptoms predicted heavier drinking. For cannabis, depressive symptoms predicted both greater odds of using cannabis & heavier use bit.ly/47epBwZ
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#CSHRB study points to the promise of brief, technology-based interventions to help promote recovery & symptom reduction in trauma-exposed populations. The study evaluated enhancements to a promising CBT text intervention for PTSD + AM (alcohol misuse) bit.ly/478Ts9O
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#CSHRB study found significant reductions in negative trauma cognitions following a brief cognitive intervention delivered in the early recovery period after a recent sexual assault. Reductions in trauma cognitions did not mediate the effect of the intervention on PTSD symptoms bit.ly/3VU3pCZ
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#CSHRB study says greater within-family anti-social behavior (ASB) in adolescence predicted moderate increases in alcohol use disorder (AUD) in emerging adulthood; whereas adolescent AUD did not predict subsequent ASB bit.ly/3IFImkC
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM