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Margaret L. Griffin

Margaret L. Griffin

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Psychology

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9562
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Overview

Margaret L. Griffin is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on substance use disorders and associated mental health conditions, with an emphasis on treatment outcomes and epidemiological aspects.

Their recent papers include the following publications:

  • Sex differences in benzodiazepine misuse among adults with substance use disorders, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Benzodiazepine misuse in adults with alcohol use disorder: Prevalence, motives and patterns of use, 2020, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Validation of the craving scale in a large sample of adults with substance use disorders, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Suicidal motivations among opioid overdose survivors: Replication and extension, 2022, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Depression history as a predictor of outcomes during buprenorphine-naloxone treatment of prescription opioid use disorder, 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Roger D. Weiss
  • R. Kathryn McHugh
  • Nadine R. Taghian
  • Catherine D. Trinh
  • Blake T. Hilton

Their publications are commonly found in these venues:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • American Journal on Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Substance Use & Misuse

Margaret L. Griffin's main fields of study are Medicine and Psychology, with subfields including Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research covers a range of topics such as:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Best Publications

  • Psychosocial treatments for cocaine dependence: National Institute on Drug Abuse Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study.

    Paul Crits-Christoph;Lynne Siqueland;Jack Blaine;Arlene Frank

  • Adjunctive Counseling During Brief and Extended Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Prescription Opioid Dependence A 2-Phase Randomized Controlled Trial

    Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;David A. Fiellin;David A. Fiellin;Marilyn Byrne;Marilyn Byrne

  • A comparison of male and female cocaine abusers.

    Margaret L. Griffin;Roger D. Weiss;Steven M. Mirin;Ulrike Lange

  • Alterations in brain structure and functional connectivity in prescription opioid-dependent patients

    Jaymin Upadhyay;Nasim Maleki;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Igor Elman

  • Drug abuse as self-medication for depression: an empirical study.

    Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Steven M. Mirin

  • A randomized trial of integrated group therapy versus group drug counseling for patients with bipolar disorder and substance dependence

    Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Monika E. Kolodziej;M.P.H. Shelly F. Greenfield

  • Psychopathology in cocaine abusers: Changing trends.

    Roger D. Weiss;Steven M. Mirin;Margaret L. Griffin;Jacqueline L. Michael

  • Psychopathology in drug abusers and their families.

    Steven M. Mirin;Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Jacqueline L. Michael;Jacqueline L. Michael

  • Group therapy for patients with bipolar disorder and substance dependence: results of a pilot study.

    Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Shelly F. Greenfield;Lisa M. Najavits

  • Medication Compliance Among Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Substance Use Disorder

    Roger D. Weiss;Shelly F. Greenfield;Lisa M. Najavits;Jose A. Soto

  • The Relationship Between Cocaine Craving, Psychosocial Treatment, and Subsequent Cocaine Use

    Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Carissa Mazurick;Benjamin Berkman

  • Reasons for opioid use among patients with dependence on prescription opioids: The role of chronic pain

    Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;R. Kathryn McHugh;R. Kathryn McHugh

  • Long-term outcomes from the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study.

    Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Scott E. Provost

  • The effect of 12-step self-help group attendance and participation on drug use outcomes among cocaine-dependent patients

    Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Robert J. Gallop;Lisa M. Najavits;Lisa M. Najavits

  • Gender differences in cocaine dependent patients: a 6 month follow-up study

    Roger D. Weiss;Roger D. Weiss;Jose Martinez-Raga;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Shelly F. Greenfield;Shelly F. Greenfield

  • Psychopathology in Substance Abusers: Diagnosis and Treatment

    Steven M. Mirin;Roger D. Weiss;Jacqueline Michael;Margaret L. Griffin

  • The National Institute on Drug Abuse Collaborative Cocaine Treatment Study. Rationale and methods.

    Paul Crits-Christoph;Lynne Siqueland;Jack Blaine;Arlene Frank

  • Craving in Hospitalized Cocaine Abusers as a Predictor of Outcome

    Roger D. Weiss;Margaret L. Griffin;Cathryn Hufford

  • Patient Characteristics Associated with Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment Outcome for Prescription Opioid Dependence: Results from a Multisite Study

    Jessica A. Dreifuss;Margaret L. Griffin;Margaret L. Griffin;Katherine Frost;Garrett M. Fitzmaurice

  • Predicting long-term outcomes for women physically abused in childhood: contribution of abuse severity versus family environment.

    Margaret L. Griffin;Maryann Amodeo

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Kathryn McHugh
R. Kathryn McHugh Harvard University
Lisa M. Najavits
Lisa M. Najavits University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Paul Crits-Christoph
Paul Crits-Christoph University of Pennsylvania
Jacques P. Barber
Jacques P. Barber Adelphi University
Robert Gallop
Robert Gallop West Chester University
Lester Luborsky
Lester Luborsky University of Pennsylvania
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Christina S. Meade
Christina S. Meade Duke University
Kathleen M. Carroll
Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University
Aaron T. Beck
Aaron T. Beck University of Pennsylvania

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