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Christine Timko is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and psychology, with significant contributions spanning epidemiology, general health professions, and clinical psychology. Additional areas of study include public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as social psychology.

Their work addresses several main topics related to substance use and mental health. These topics include substance abuse treatment and outcomes, opioid use disorder treatment, homelessness and social issues, mental health treatment and access, health policy implementation science, posttraumatic stress disorder research, and prenatal substance exposure effects.

Christine Timko has published extensively in notable venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, and Journal of Traumatic Stress.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Disparities in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration, 2020, Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • College programming for students in addiction recovery: A PRISMA-guided scoping review, 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Justice Involvement Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Impact of 12 step mutual help groups on drug use disorder patients across six clinical trials, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Using peers to increase veterans' engagement in a smartphone application for unhealthy alcohol use: A pilot study of acceptability and utility, 2020, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Among their frequent collaborators are Keith Humphreys, Michael A. Cucciare, Andrea K. Finlay, David Smelson, and Daniel M. Blonigen, reflecting ongoing partnerships within addiction and mental health research.

Best Publications

  • Intensive referral to 12-Step self-help groups and 6-month substance use disorder outcomes

    Christine Timko;Anna DeBenedetti;Rachel Billow

  • Are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using mental health services? New data from a national random-sample survey.

    Eric B. Elbogen;H. Ryan Wagner;Sally C. Johnson;Patricia Kinneer

  • Attributions, vulnerability, and psychological adjustment: the case of breast cancer.

    Christine Timko;Ronnie Janoff-Bulman

  • Long-term outcomes of alcohol use disorders: Comparing untreated individuals with those in Alcoholics Anonymous and formal treatment.

    Christine Timko;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Michelle D. Lesar

  • Men and their bodies: a comparison of homosexual and heterosexual men.

    Lisa R. Silberstein;Marc E. Mishkind;Ruth H. Striegel-Moore;Christine Timko

  • Functioning Among Mothers and Fathers of Children with Juvenile Rheumatic Disease: A Longitudinal Study

    Christine Timko;Katherine W. Stovel;Rudolf H. Moos

  • A randomized controlled trial of intensive referral to 12-step self-help groups: One-year outcomes

    Christine Timko;Anna DeBenedetti

  • A longitudinal study of depressed mood and sleep disturbances in elderly adults.

    Judith Rodin;Gail McAvay;Christine Timko

  • The 8-year course of alcohol abuse: gender differences in social context and coping.

    Christine Timko;John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos

  • Cognitive biases in blaming the victim

    Ronnie Janoff-Bulman;Christine Timko;Linda L Carli

  • Long-term treatment careers and outcomes of previously untreated alcoholics.

    C. Timko;R. H. Moos;John W. Finney;B. S. Moos

  • Gender differences in help-utilization and the 8-year course of alcohol abuse.

    Christine Timko;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Ellen G. Connell

  • Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence victimization among men and women entering substance use disorder treatment.

    Renee Schneider;Mandi L. Burnette;Mark A. Ilgen;Christine Timko

  • Gender, treatment and self-help in remission from alcohol use disorders.

    Rudolf H. Moos;Bernice S. Moos;Christine Timko

  • Coping with Traumatic Life Events

    Ronnie Janoff-Bulman;Christine Timko

  • The process of treatment selection among previously untreated help-seeking problem drinkers.

    Christine Timko;John W. Finney;Rudolf H. Moos;Bernice S. Moos

  • Outcome of treatment for alcohol abuse and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous among previously untreated problem drinkers.

    Christine Timko;Rudolf H. Moos;John W. Finney;Bernice S. Moos

  • Women's childhood and adult adverse experiences, mental health, and binge drinking: The California Women's Health Survey

    Christine Timko;Christine Timko;Anne Sutkowi;Joanne Pavao;Rachel Kimerling

  • Protective factors and risk modification of violence in Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans.

    Eric B. Elbogen;Sally C. Johnson;H. Ryan Wagner;Virginia M. Newton

  • Alcohol and Drug Misuse, Abuse, and Dependence in Women Veterans

    Katherine J. Hoggatt;Andrea L. Jamison;Keren Lehavot;Michael A. Cucciare

  • AreIraqandAfghanistanVeteransUsing MentalHealthServices?NewDataFrom aNationalRandom-SampleSurvey

    Eric B. Elbogen;Ryan Wagner;Sally C. Johnson;Patricia Kinneer

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf H. Moos
Rudolf H. Moos Stanford University
Daniel M. Blonigen
Daniel M. Blonigen VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Ruth C. Cronkite
Ruth C. Cronkite Stanford University
Bernice S. Moos
Bernice S. Moos United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael D. Stein
Michael D. Stein Boston University
Tracy L. Simpson
Tracy L. Simpson University of Washington
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller
Marcel O. Bonn-Miller University of Pennsylvania
Eric B. Elbogen
Eric B. Elbogen Duke University
Kimberly A. Tyler
Kimberly A. Tyler University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Alexandre B. Laudet
Alexandre B. Laudet National Development and Research Institutes

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