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  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Maxine L. Stitzer is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with notable contributions in Applied Psychology, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Physiology.

The main topics of their work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Homelessness and Social Issues, and Mental Health Research Topics.

Recent publications by Maxine L. Stitzer include:

  • Digital delivery of a contingency management intervention for substance use disorder: A feasibility study with DynamiCare Health (2021, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
  • Practical Technology for Expanding and Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment (2022, Psychiatric Clinics of North America)
  • Evaluation of real-world outcomes associated with use of a prescription digital therapeutic to treat substance use disorders (2022, American Journal on Addictions)
  • Investigating tobacco withdrawal in response to reduced nicotine cigarettes among smokers with opioid use disorder and other vulnerabilities (2020, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology)
  • A Randomized and Controlled Acceptability Trial of an Internet-based Therapy among Inpatients with Co-occurring Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Disorders (2020, Journal of Dual Diagnosis)

They frequently publish in venues such as Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, and American Journal on Addictions.

Maxine L. Stitzer collaborates often with co-authors including Mary M. Sweeney, Sharon M. Hall, Margot Kushel, Maya Vijayaraghavan, and Alexis S. Hammond.

Among professional recognitions, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Pharmacology of Buprenorphine: Ceiling Effects at High Doses

    S. L. Walsh;K. L. Preston;M. L. Stitzer;E. J. Cone

  • A Comparison of Levomethadyl Acetate, Buprenorphine, and Methadone for Opioid Dependence

    Rolley E. Johnson;Mary Ann Chutuape;Eric C. Strain;Sharon L. Walsh

  • Moderate- Vs High-Dose Methadone in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Trial

    Eric C. Strain;George E. Bigelow;Ira A. Liebson;Maxine L. Stitzer

  • Effect of Prize-Based Incentives on Outcomes in Stimulant Abusers in Outpatient Psychosocial Treatment Programs: A National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Study

    Nancy M. Petry;Jessica M. Peirce;Maxine L. Stitzer;Jack Blaine

  • THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH SMOKING CESSATION CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE

    Michael C. Fiore;David W. Wetter;William C. Bailey;Glen Bennett

  • Randomized Trial of Reduced-Nicotine Standards for Cigarettes.

    Eric C. Donny;Rachel L. Denlinger;Jennifer W. Tidey;Joseph S. Koopmeiners

  • Comparison of buprenorphine and methadone in the treatment of opioid dependence

    Eric C. Strain;Maxine L. Stitzer;Ira A. Liebson;George E. Bigelow

  • A clinical trial of buprenorphine: comparison with methadone in the detoxification of heroin addicts.

    Warren K Bickel;Warren K Bickel;Maxine L Stitzer;Maxine L Stitzer;George E Bigelow;George E Bigelow;Ira A Liebson;Ira A Liebson

  • Cognitive impairment in methadone maintenance patients

    Miriam Z Mintzer;Maxine L Stitzer

  • Effects of lower-cost incentives on stimulant abstinence in methadone maintenance treatment: a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network study.

    Jessica M. Peirce;Nancy M. Petry;Maxine L. Stitzer;Jack Blaine

  • Pharmacotherapy for nicotine dependence.

    Jack E. Henningfield;Reginald V. Fant;August R. Buchhalter;Maxine L. Stitzer

  • Dose-response effects of methadone in the treatment of opioid dependence.

    Eric C. Strain;Maxine L. Stitzer;Ira A. Liebson;George E. Bigelow

  • Contingent take-home incentive: effects on drug use of methadone maintenance patients.

    Maxine L. Stitzer;Martin Y. Iguchi;Linda J. Felch

  • Internet-delivered treatment for substance abuse: A multisite randomized controlled trial

    Aimee N.C. Campbell;Edward V. Nunes;Abigail G. Matthews;Maxine Stitzer

  • Delay discounting, locus of control, and cognitive impulsiveness independently predict tobacco dependence treatment outcomes in a highly dependent, lower socioeconomic group of smokers.

    Christine Sheffer;James MacKillop;John McGeary;Reid D Landes

  • Contingency Management for Treatment of Substance Abuse

    Maxine Stitzer;Nancy Petry

  • The association of self-reported neighborhood disorganization and social capital with adolescent alcohol and drug use, dependence, and access to treatment

    Erin L. Winstanley;Donald M. Steinwachs;Margaret E. Ensminger;Carl A. Latkin

  • Comparative Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana on Mood, Memory, and Performance

    Stephen J Heishman;Kamyar Arasteh;Maxine L Stitzer

  • A placebo controlled clinical trial of buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid dependence

    Rolley E. Johnson;Thomas Eissenberg;Maxine L. Stitzer;Eric C. Strain

  • Smoking habits and attitudes in a methadone maintenance treatment population.

    Philip Clemmey;Robert Brooner;Mary Ann Chutuape;Michael Kidorf

Frequent Co-Authors

George E. Bigelow
George E. Bigelow Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stephen T. Higgins
Stephen T. Higgins University of Vermont
Kenneth Silverman
Kenneth Silverman Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nancy M. Petry
Nancy M. Petry University of Connecticut
Thomas Eissenberg
Thomas Eissenberg Virginia Commonwealth University
Kimberly C. Kirby
Kimberly C. Kirby Rowan University
John M. Roll
John M. Roll Washington State University
Roland R. Griffiths
Roland R. Griffiths Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kenzie L. Preston
Kenzie L. Preston National Institute on Drug Abuse
Robert K. Brooner
Robert K. Brooner Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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