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Ryan S. Trim is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a strong focus on clinical psychology as well as public health, environmental and occupational health. Subfields of study also include epidemiology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and physiology.

Their work covers multiple topics related to mental health and addiction, especially focusing on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicide and self-harm, opioid use disorder treatment, as well as migration, health and trauma. Other areas of interest include child abuse and trauma, traumatic brain injury research, and resilience and mental health.

Below are some of Ryan S. Trim's recent publications, highlighting their consistent research contributions across trauma and addiction studies:

  • "Bidirectional relationship of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and alcohol use over the course of integrated treatment.", 2020, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • "Does exposure exacerbate symptoms in veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder?", 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Comparing Exposure- and Coping Skills-Based Treatments on Trauma-Related Guilt in Veterans With Co-Occurring Alcohol Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders", 2020, Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • "Within-treatment clinical markers of dropout risk in integrated treatments for comorbid PTSD and alcohol use disorder", 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Non-daily Cigarette Smoking: Stability and Transition to Abstinence in Young Adults", 2022, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Frequent publication venues for Ryan S. Trim include:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Ryan collaborates regularly with several co-authors in their research projects. These frequent co-authors are:

  • Sonya B. Norman
  • Jessica C. Tripp
  • Abigail C. Angkaw
  • Moira Haller
  • Brittany Davis

The researcher's work contributes to understanding the complex dynamics between PTSD symptoms and substance use disorders, examining treatment efficacy, clinical markers predicting treatment dropout, and behavioral transitions linked to tobacco use. The integration of mental health and substance use disorder research emphasizes both clinical applications and public health implications.

Best Publications

  • Adolescent substance use.

    Laurie Chassin;Andrea Hussong;Manuel Barrera;Brooke S. G. Molina

  • Marker or mediator? The effects of adolescent substance use on young adult educational attainment

    Kevin M. King;Barbara T. Meehan;Ryan S. Trim;Laurie Chassin

  • Efficacy of Integrated Exposure Therapy vs Integrated Coping Skills Therapy for Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Sonya B Norman;Ryan Trim;Ryan Trim;Moira Haller;Moira Haller;Brittany C Davis

  • White Matter Integrity, Substance Use, and Risk Taking in Adolescence

    Joanna Jacobus;Rachel E. Thayer;Ryan S. Trim;Sunita Bava

  • A prospective study of the Acquired Preparedness Model: the effects of impulsivity and expectancies on smoking initiation in college students.

    Neal Doran;Rubin Khoddam;Patricia E. Sanders;C. Amanda Schweizer

  • Sibling influence on alcohol use in a young adult, high-risk sample.

    Ryan S. Trim;Eileen Leuthe;Laurie Chassin

  • The Relationships of the Level of Response to Alcohol and Additional Characteristics to Alcohol Use Disorders Across Adulthood: A Discrete‐Time Survival Analysis

    Ryan S. Trim;Marc A. Schuckit;Tom L. Smith

  • Adolescent substance use disorders.

    Laurie Chassin;Jennifer Ritter;Ryan S. Trim;Kevin M. King

  • A comparison of factors associated with substance-induced versus independent depressions.

    Marc A. Schuckit;Tom L. Smith;George P. Danko;Juliann Pierson

  • Blood alcohol concentrations among bar patrons: a multi-level study of drinking behavior.

    John D. Clapp;Mark B. Reed;Jong W. Min;Audrey M. Shillington

  • Neighborhood socioeconomic status effects on adolescent alcohol outcomes using growth models: Exploring the role of parental alcoholism

    Ryan S. Trim;Laurie Chassin

  • The relation between adolescent substance use and young adult internalizing symptoms: findings from a high-risk longitudinal sample.

    Ryan S. Trim;Barbara T. Meehan;Kevin M. King;Laurie Chassin

  • An evaluation of the full level of response to alcohol model of heavy drinking and problems in COGA offspring.

    Marc A. Schuckit;Tom L. Smith;George P. Danko;Ryan Trim

  • The Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol Questionnaire as a Predictor of Alcohol-Related Outcomes in 12-Year-Old Subjects

    Marc A. Schuckit;Tom L. Smith;Ryan S. Trim;Jon Heron

  • Thinking and Drinking: Alcohol-Related Cognitions across Stages of Adolescent Alcohol Involvement

    Nicole M. Bekman;Kristen G. Anderson;Ryan S. Trim;Jane Metrik

  • A Prospective Evaluation of How a Low Level of Response to Alcohol Predicts Later Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Problems

    Marc A. Schuckit;Tom L. Smith;Ryan S. Trim;Rhonda C. Allen

  • Impulsivity Dimensions and Risky Sex Behaviors in an At-Risk Young Adult Sample

    Inga Curry;Jeremy W Luk;Ryan S Trim;Ryan S Trim;Christian J Hopfer

  • Bidirectional relationship of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and alcohol use over the course of integrated treatment

    Jessica C. Tripp;Matthew J. Worley;Elizabeth Straus;Abigail C. Angkaw

  • Trauma-Related Guilt: Conceptual Development and Relationship With Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms

    Kendall C. Browne;Ryan S. Trim;Ryan S. Trim;Ursula S. Myers;Sonya B. Norman

  • Unique and interactive effects of impulsivity facets on reckless driving and driving under the influence in a high-risk young adult sample.

    Jeremy W. Luk;Ryan S. Trim;Kenny A. Karyadi;Inga Curry

  • fMRI Differences Between Subjects with Low and High Responses to Alcohol During a Stop Signal Task

    Marc A. Schuckit;Susan Tapert;Scott C. Matthews;Martin P. Paulus

  • Comorbid depression and substance use disorder: Longitudinal associations between symptoms in a controlled trial

    Matthew J. Worley;Ryan S. Trim;Scott C. Roesch;Jennifer Mrnak-Meyer

  • Role of risk factors proximate to time of trauma in the course of PTSD and MDD symptoms following traumatic injury.

    Sonya B. Norman;Ryan S. Trim;Abigail A. Goldsmith;Joel E. Dimsdale

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonya B. Norman
Sonya B. Norman University of California, San Diego
Laurie Chassin
Laurie Chassin Arizona State University
Sandra A. Brown
Sandra A. Brown University of California, San Diego
Kevin M. King
Kevin M. King University of Washington
John K. Hewitt
John K. Hewitt University of Colorado Boulder
Susan F. Tapert
Susan F. Tapert University of California, San Diego
John D. Clapp
John D. Clapp University of Southern California
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Alan N. Simmons
Alan N. Simmons University of California, San Diego
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research

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