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Denise A. Hien is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to psychology and medicine, with a substantial emphasis on clinical psychology and epidemiology as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, migration, health and trauma, child abuse and trauma, suicide and self-harm studies, traumatic brain injury research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and resilience and mental health.

The scientist has a notable publication record in several venues, including:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • UNC Libraries
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

Significant recent publications by Denise A. Hien illustrate a focus on PTSD and substance use disorders, with examples including:

  • Project Harmony: A Meta-Analysis With Individual Patient Data on Behavioral and Pharmacologic Trials for Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol or Other Drug Use Disorders, 2022, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • A unifying translational framework to advance treatment research for comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Evaluating treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol and other drug use disorders using meta-analysis of individual patient data: Design and methodology of a virtual clinical trial, 2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials

Denise A. Hien has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Antonio A. Morgan-López
  • Lesia M. Ruglass
  • Sudie E. Back
  • Lissette M. Saavedra
  • Teresa López-Castro

Best Publications

  • Substance abuse treatment entry, retention, and outcome in women: a review of the literature.

    Shelly F. Greenfield;Shelly F. Greenfield;Audrey J. Brooks;Susan M. Gordon;Carla A. Green

  • Promising treatments for women with comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders.

    Denise A. Hien;Lisa R. Cohen;Gloria M. Miele;Lisa Caren Litt

  • The impact of cumulative maternal trauma and diagnosis on parenting behavior.

    Lisa R. Cohen;Denise A. Hien;Sarai Batchelder

  • Do treatment improvements in PTSD severity affect substance use outcomes? A secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial in NIDA's Clinical Trials Network.

    Denise A. Hien;Huiping Jiang;Aimee N.C. Campbell;Mei-Chen Hu

  • Multisite randomized trial of behavioral interventions for women with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders.

    Denise A. Hien;Elizabeth A. Wells;Huiping Jiang;Lourdes Suarez-Morales

  • Helping vulnerable populations: a comprehensive review of the treatment outcome literature on substance use disorder and PTSD.

    Lisa M. Najavits;Denise Hien

  • Is traumatic stress a vulnerability factor for women with substance use disorders

    Denise Hien;Lisa Cohen;Aimee Campbell

  • Treatment Outcomes for Women With Substance Abuse and PTSD Who Have Experienced Complex Trauma

    Lisa R. Cohen;Denise A. Hien

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and short-term outcome in early methadone treatment.

    Denise A Hien;Denise A Hien;Edward Nunes;Frances Rudnick Levin;Deborah Fraser;Deborah Fraser

  • Targeting the SAVA (substance abuse, violence, and AIDS) syndemic among women and girls: a global review of epidemiology and integrated interventions

    Louisa Gilbert;Anita Raj;Denise Hien;Jamila Stockman

  • Interpersonal partner violence and women in the United States: An overview of prevalence rates, psychiatric correlates and consequences and barriers to help seeking

    Denise Hien;Lesia Ruglass

  • Combining seeking safety with sertraline for PTSD and alcohol use disorders: A randomized controlled trial.

    Denise A. Hien;Frances Rudnick Levin;Lesia M. Ruglass;Teresa López-Castro

  • Depression and anger as risk factors underlying the relationship between maternal substance involvement and child abuse potential.

    Denise Hien;Lisa R. Cohen;Nathilee A. Caldeira;Peter Flom

  • Concurrent Treatment with Prolonged Exposure for Co-Occurring Full or Subthreshold Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Lesia M Ruglass;Teresa Lopez-Castro;Santiago Papini;Therese Killeen

  • Dual diagnosis subtypes in urban substance abuse and mental health clinics.

    Denise Hien;Sheldon Zimberg;Sam Weisman;Michael First

  • A Closer Look at the Drug Abuse—Maternal Aggression Link

    Denise Hien;Toye Honeyman

  • Project Harmony: A Meta-Analysis With Individual Patient Data on Behavioral and Pharmacologic Trials for Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress and Alcohol or Other Drug Use Disorders.

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  • Trauma and short-term outcome for women in detoxification

    Denise Hien;Denise Hien;Joanna Scheier;Joanna Scheier

  • Effects of acculturation and psychopathology on sexual behavior and substance use of suicidal Hispanic adolescents.

    Deborah Fraser;John Piacentini;Ronan Van Rossem;Denise Hien

  • The role of alcohol misuse in PTSD outcomes for women in community treatment: A secondary analysis of NIDA's Women and Trauma Study

    Denise A. Hien;Aimee N.C. Campbell;Lesia M. Ruglass;Mei-Chen Hu

  • Women, violence with intimates, and substance abuse: relevant theory, empirical findings, and recommendations for future research

    Denise Hien;Nina M. Hien

Frequent Co-Authors

Aimee N. C. Campbell
Aimee N. C. Campbell Columbia University Medical Center
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez RTI International
Sudie E. Back
Sudie E. Back Medical University of South Carolina
Frances R. Levin
Frances R. Levin Columbia University
John A. Sweeney
John A. Sweeney University of Cincinnati
Lisa M. Najavits
Lisa M. Najavits University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jasper A. J. Smits
Jasper A. J. Smits The University of Texas at Austin
R. Kathryn McHugh
R. Kathryn McHugh Harvard University
Elizabeth A. Wells
Elizabeth A. Wells University of Washington
Kathleen T. Brady
Kathleen T. Brady Medical University of South Carolina

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