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Overview

Samuel A. Ball is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and psychology, with a primary focus on clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, social psychology, epidemiology, and physiology.

Their published work addresses key topics including COVID-19 and mental health, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, pediatric pain management techniques, disaster response and management, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, and mentoring and academic development.

Frequent publication venues for Samuel A. Ball include:

  • General Hospital Psychiatry
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ball cover a variety of relevant subjects:

  • Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience, 2020, General Hospital Psychiatry
  • Computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy for Spanish-speaking substance users: adaptation and satisfaction, 2022, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
  • Hookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students, 2020, Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy
  • Innovation in the treatment of persistent pain in adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): Implementation of the iCanCope mobile application, 2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
  • Mentorship for Addiction Problems (MAP): A New Behavioral Intervention to Assist in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, 2020, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Collaborations are an important part of Ball's research activities, with frequent co-authors including:

  • John H. Krystal
  • Javier Alvarado
  • Mary Hu
  • Michael E. Ivy
  • Jennifer Kapo

Their work integrates clinical and social aspects of healthcare, with particular attention to development of behavioral interventions and technological innovations for treatment and support across different patient populations. The intersection of pediatric healthcare and mental health is a consistent element in their research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • We Don't Train in Vain: A Dissemination Trial of Three Strategies of Training Clinicians in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

    Diane E. Sholomskas;Gia Syracuse-Siewert;Bruce J. Rounsaville;Samuel A. Ball

  • Motivational Interviewing to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcome in Individuals Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Multisite Effectiveness Study

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Samuel A. Ball;Charla Nich;Steve Martino

  • Efficacy of disulfiram and cognitive behavior therapy in cocaine-dependent outpatients: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Lisa R. Fenton;Samuel A. Ball;Charla Nich

  • Treatment of cocaine and alcohol dependence with psychotherapy and disulfiram.

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Charla Nich;Samuel A. Ball;Elinore Mccance

  • A general system for evaluating therapist adherence and competence in psychotherapy research in the addictions.

    Kathleen M Carroll;Charla Nich;Rachel L Sifry;Kathryn F Nuro

  • Computer-Assisted Delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Addiction: A Randomized Trial of CBT4CBT

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Samuel A. Ball;Steve Martino;Charla Nich

  • Personality, temperament, and character dimensions and the DSM-IV personality disorders in substance abusers.

    Samuel A. Ball;Howard Tennen;James C. Poling;Henry R. Kranzler

  • Reasons for dropout from drug abuse treatment : Symptoms, personality, and motivation

    Samuel A. Ball;Kathleen M. Carroll;Monica Canning-Ball;Bruce J. Rounsaville

  • One-year follow-up of disulfiram and psychotherapy for cocaine-alcohol users: sustained effects of treatment.

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Charla Nich;Samuel A. Ball;Elinore McCance

  • Comorbid psychopathology in binge eating disorder: relation to eating disorder severity at baseline and following treatment.

    Denise E. Wilfley;Michael A. Friedman;Jennifer Zoler Dounchis;Richard I. Stein

  • Targeting behavioral therapies to enhance naltrexone treatment of opioid dependence: efficacy of contingency management and significant other involvement.

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Samuel A. Ball;Charla Nich;Patrick G. O'Connor

  • Site Matters: Multisite Randomized Trial of Motivational Enhancement Therapy in Community Drug Abuse Clinics

    Samuel A. Ball;Steve Martino;Charla Nich;Tami L. Frankforter

  • Personality, substance of choice, and polysubstance involvement among substance dependent patients.

    Kevin P Conway;Robert J Kane;Samuel A Ball;James C Poling

  • Marijuana Legalization: Impact on Physicians and Public Health

    Samuel T. Wilkinson;Stephanie Yarnell;Rajiv Radhakrishnan;Samuel A. Ball;Samuel A. Ball

  • Community program therapist adherence and competence in motivational enhancement therapy.

    Steve Martino;Samuel A. Ball;Charla Nich;Tami L. Frankforter

  • Correspondence of motivational enhancement treatment integrity ratings among therapists, supervisors, and observers

    Steve Martino;Samuel Ball;Charla Nich;Tami L. Frankforter

  • Enduring effects of a computer-assisted training program for cognitive behavioral therapy: A 6-month follow-up of CBT4CBT

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Samuel A. Ball;Steve Martino;Charla Nich

  • Manualized treatment for substance abusers with personality disorders: Dual focus schema therapy

    Samuel A. Ball

  • Personality disorders in substance abusers: relation to substance use.

    Bruce J. Rounsaville;Henry R. Kranzler;Samuel Ball;Howard Tennen

  • Computer-Assisted Delivery of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Efficacy and Durability of CBT4CBT Among Cocaine-Dependent Individuals Maintained on Methadone

    Kathleen M. Carroll;Brian D. Kiluk;Charla Nich;Melissa A. Gordon

  • Personality and Psychopathology.

    Samuel A. Ball

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen M. Carroll
Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University
Charla Nich
Charla Nich Yale University
Steve Martino
Steve Martino Yale University
Howard Tennen
Howard Tennen University of Connecticut
Nancy M. Petry
Nancy M. Petry University of Connecticut
Douglas B. Samuel
Douglas B. Samuel Purdue University West Lafayette
James Poling
James Poling Yale University
Mary E. Larimer
Mary E. Larimer University of Washington
Marsha E. Bates
Marsha E. Bates Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
José Szapocznik
José Szapocznik University of Miami

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