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Overview

Sudie E. Back is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research contributions span the fields of psychology and medicine, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and epidemiology as primary subfields. They also engage in studies related to social psychology, pharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience.

The scientist's work predominantly addresses key topics including:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Sudie E. Back has an extensive collaboration network, frequently co-authoring with the following colleagues:

  • Therese K. Killeen
  • Denise A. Hien
  • Julianne C. Flanagan
  • Amber M. Jarnecke
  • Sonya B. Norman

Their articles are often published in journals specializing in trauma, clinical trials, substance abuse, and behavioral sciences. The most common venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Behavioral Sciences

Recent publications by Sudie E. Back cover a range of topics relevant to behavioral health and pharmacologic treatments. Selected examples include:

  • "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)
  • "The novel Mechanical Ventilator Milano for the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021, Physics of Fluids)
  • "The Potential of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders" (2022, CNS Drugs)
  • "Measurement nonequivalence of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale by race/ethnicity: Implications for quantifying posttraumatic stress disorder severity." (2020, Psychological Assessment)
  • "Social-Emotional Profiles of PTSD, Complex PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young Adults: A Latent Class Analysis" (2020, Journal of Traumatic Stress)

Best Publications

  • Substance abuse in women.

    Shelly F. Greenfield;Sudie E. Back;Katie Lawson;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders: Advances in Assessment and Treatment.

    Jenna L. McCauley;Therese Killeen;Daniel F. Gros;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Substance Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Kathleen T. Brady;Sudie E. Back;Scott F. Coffey

  • Integrated Exposure-Based Therapy for Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Katherine L. Mills;Maree Teesson;Sudie E. Back;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Exposure therapy in the treatment of PTSD among cocaine-dependent individuals: preliminary findings.

    Kathleen T Brady;Bonnie S Dansky;Sudie E Back;Edna B Foa

  • Comparative Profiles of Men and Women with Opioid Dependence: Results from a National Multisite Effectiveness Trial

    Sudie E. Back;Rebecca L. Payne;Amy Herrin Wahlquist;Rickey E. Carter

  • Prescription Opioid Misuse, Abuse, and Treatment in the United States: An Update

    Kathleen T. Brady;Jenna L. McCauley;Sudie E. Back

  • Symptom Improvement in Co-Occurring PTSD and Alcohol Dependence

    Sudie E. Back;Kathleen T. Brady;Susan C. Sonne;Marcia L. Verduin

  • Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges

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  • Gender and Prescription Opioids: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health

    Sudie E. Back;Rebecca L. Payne;Annie N. Simpson;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

    Cynthia L Lancaster;Jenni B Teeters;Jenni B Teeters;Daniel F Gros;Daniel F Gros;Sudie E Back;Sudie E Back

  • Cocaine dependence with and without post-traumatic stress disorder: a comparison of substance use, trauma history and psychiatric comorbidity.

    Sudie Back;Bonnie S. Dansky;Scott F. Coffey;Michael E. Saladin

  • Stress reactivity: biological and subjective responses to the cold pressor and Trier Social stressors.

    Aimee L. McRae;Michael E. Saladin;Kathleen T. Brady;Himanshu Upadhyaya

  • Sertraline in the treatment of co-occurring alcohol dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Kathleen T. Brady;Susan Sonne;Raymond F. Anton;Carrie L. Randall

  • Concurrent Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and PTSD using Prolonged Exposure: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Military Veterans

    Sudie E. Back;Sudie E. Back;Therese Killeen;Christal L. Badour;Julianne C. Flanagan

  • Gender Differences in Individuals with Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder

    Susan C. Sonne;Sudie E. Back;Sudie E. Back;Claudia Diaz Zuniga;Carrie L. Randall

  • Discontinuation of buprenorphine maintenance therapy: perspectives and outcomes.

    Brandon S. Bentzley;Kelly S. Barth;Sudie E. Back;Sarah W. Book

  • Triggers for cocaine and alcohol use in the presence and absence of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Angela E. Waldrop;Sudie E. Back;Marcia L. Verduin;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Reactivity to laboratory stress provocation predicts relapse to cocaine

    Sudie E. Back;Karen Hartwell;Stacia M. DeSantis;Michael Saladin

  • Characteristics and correlates of men and women with prescription opioid dependence.

    Sudie E. Back;Katie M. Lawson;Lauren M. Singleton;Kathleen T. Brady

  • Exposure therapy in the treatment of PTSD among cocaine-dependent individuals: description of procedures

    Sudie E Back;Bonnie S Dansky;Kathleen M Carroll;Edna B Foa

  • Treatment challenges associated with comorbid substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder: clinicians' perspectives.

    Sudie E. Back;Angela E. Waldrop;Kathleen T. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen T. Brady
Kathleen T. Brady Medical University of South Carolina
Daniel F. Gros
Daniel F. Gros Medical University of South Carolina
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen M. Carroll
Kathleen M. Carroll Yale University
Denise A. Hien
Denise A. Hien Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael E. Saladin
Michael E. Saladin Medical University of South Carolina
Nicholas P. Allan
Nicholas P. Allan The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Himanshu P. Upadhyaya
Himanshu P. Upadhyaya Eli Lilly (United States)
Aimee L. McRae-Clark
Aimee L. McRae-Clark Medical University of South Carolina
Sean Perrin
Sean Perrin Lund University

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