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Cynthia L. Arfken is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, focusing extensively on clinical psychology and public health topics. The scientist's contributions address areas such as opioid use disorder treatment, migration and trauma-related health issues, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and mental health challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The scientist's work includes studies on opioid use disorder treatment, with particular attention to factors influencing treatment admissions involving opioids and benzodiazepines. Another notable area of research concerns trauma and its psychological effects among refugee populations, particularly Iraqi and Syrian refugees. This aligns with investigations on PTSD prevalence and the health impacts of adversity in displaced populations.

Recent publications by Cynthia L. Arfken include:

  • "Trauma-Related Psychopathology in Iraqi Refugee Youth Resettled in the United States, and Comparison With an Ethnically Similar Refugee Sample: A Cross-Sectional Study," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Perceived health, adversity, and posttraumatic stress disorder in Syrian and Iraqi refugees," 2020, International Journal of Social Psychiatry
  • "The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Healthcare Workers with Pre-Existing Psychiatric Conditions," 2021, Psychiatric Quarterly
  • "US national treatment admissions with opioids and benzodiazepines," 2020, Drug and Alcohol Review
  • "Quantification of prefrontal cortical neuronal ensembles following conditioned fear learning in a Fos-LacZ transgenic rat with photoacoustic imaging in Vivo," 2023, Photoacoustics

Cynthia L. Arfken frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Arash Javanbakht
  • Mark K. Greenwald
  • Megan MacKenzie
  • Jamarie Geller
  • Megan Oxley

The scientist has published multiple articles in journals such as:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Academic Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Social Psychiatry
  • Photoacoustics

Research topics covered by Cynthia L. Arfken include:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

The primary fields of study associated with this researcher are medicine and psychology, with subfields including clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, pharmacology, and experimental and cognitive psychology. Their work reflects a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and substance use challenges across diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • Development of the common data base for the FICSIT trials

    D. M. Buchner;M. C. Hornbrook;N. G. Kutner;M. E. Tinetti

  • Burnout comparison among residents in different medical specialties.

    Shahm Martini;Cynthia L. Arfken;Amy Churchill;Richard Balon

  • The Status of Spectral EEG Abnormality as a Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia

    Nash N. Boutros;Cynthia Arfken;Silvana Galderisi;Joshua Warrick

  • Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of methylphenidate in the treatment of adult ADHD patients with comorbid cocaine dependence.

    Howard Schubiner;Karen K. Saules;Cynthia L. Arfken;Chris Ellyn Johanson

  • Frailty and injuries in later life: the FICSIT trials

    M. G. Ory;K. B. Schechtman;J. P. Miller;E. C. Hadley

  • Gender differences in problem severity at assessment and treatment retention.

    Cynthia L. Arfken;Chris Klein;Salvatore di Menza;Charles R. Schuster

  • Diversion and abuse of buprenorphine: findings from national surveys of treatment patients and physicians.

    Chris Ellyn Johanson;Chris Ellyn Johanson;Cynthia L. Arfken;Salvatore di Menza;Charles Roberts Schuster;Charles Roberts Schuster

  • Expanding treatment capacity for opioid dependence with office-based treatment with buprenorphine: National surveys of physicians.

    Cynthia L. Arfken;Chris Ellyn Johanson;Salvatore di Menza;Charles Roberts Schuster

  • Organizational Readiness for Change and opinions toward treatment innovations.

    Bret E. Fuller;Traci Rieckmann;Edward V. Nunes;Michael Miller

  • Comparison of Burnout Among Medical Residents Before and After the Implementation of Work Hours Limits

    Shahm Martini;Cynthia L. Arfken;Richard Balon

  • Concussion in professional football: injuries involving 7 or more days out--Part 5.

    Elliot J. Pellman;David C. Viano;Ira R. Casson;Cynthia Arfken

  • Smoking cessation treatment in community-based substance abuse rehabilitation programs.

    Malcolm S. Reid;Bryan Fallon;Susan Sonne;Frank Flammino

  • Concussion in professional football: players returning to the same game--part 7.

    Elliot J. Pellman;David C. Viano;Ira R. Casson;Cynthia Arfken

  • Acculturation and post-migration psychological symptoms among Iraqi refugees: A path analysis

    Joseph W. LeMaster;Carissa L. Broadbridge;Mark A. Lumley;Judith E. Arnetz

  • Knowledge, perceptions, and mammography stage of adoption among older urban women☆

    Celette Sugg Skinner;Cynthia L. Arfken;Roslyn K. Sykes

  • Directive and nondirective social support in diabetes management

    Edwin B. Fisher;Annette M. La Greca;Peggy Greco;Cynthia Arfken

  • Direct care workers in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: characteristics, opinions, and beliefs

    Dennis McCarty;Bret E. Fuller;Cynthia Arfken;Michael Miller

  • Cognitive Impairment and Depression Predict Mortality in Medically Ill Older Adults

    Cynthia L. Arfken;Peter A. Lichtenberg;Manuel E. Tancer

  • Probing the relative contribution of the first and second responses to sensory gating indices: A meta-analysis

    Wen Pin Chang;Cynthia L. Arfken;Monica P. Sangal;Nash N. Boutros

  • Mental Health in Syrian Refugee Children Resettling in the United States: War Trauma, Migration, and the Role of Parental Stress.

    Arash Javanbakht;David Rosenberg;Luay Haddad;Cynthia L Arfken

  • Regular article Gender differences in problem severity at assessment and treatment retention

    Cynthia L. Arfken;Chris Klein;Charles R. Schuster

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Balon
Richard Balon Wayne State University
David M. Ledgerwood
David M. Ledgerwood Wayne State University
Mark K. Greenwald
Mark K. Greenwald Wayne State University
David R. Rosenberg
David R. Rosenberg Wayne State University
Mark A. Lumley
Mark A. Lumley Wayne State University
Edwin B. Fisher
Edwin B. Fisher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bengt B. Arnetz
Bengt B. Arnetz Michigan State University
Dennis McCarty
Dennis McCarty Oregon Health & Science University
Peter A. Lichtenberg
Peter A. Lichtenberg Wayne State University
Celette Sugg Skinner
Celette Sugg Skinner The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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