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Division on Addictions Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance
Special Topics in Addiction
Last Offered:
Thursdays 12:30 – 2:00,
January 10 - March 20, 2008
Division on Addictions
101 Station Landing, 2nd Floor, Suite 2100
Medford, MA 02155
Course Director – Dr. Debi LaPlante, PhD
Faculty – Dr. Sarah Nelson, PhD
Faculty – Ms. Allyson Peller, MPH
The Division on Addictions offers a special course that will cover the latest empirical research related to addiction. Using a new model of addiction (i.e., addiction syndrome) as the framework, the course will cover topics related to both chemical (e.g., alcohol) and behavioral (e.g., gambling) objects of addiction.
Please Note: The presentations and publications listed below are password-protected. Please send an email to info@divisiononaddictions.org for the passwords associated with the course readings.
Jan 10 – Debi LaPlante / Addiction Syndrome
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Shaffer, H., LaPlante, D., LaBrie, R., Kidman, R., Donato, A., Stanton, M. (2004) Toward a Syndrome Model of Addiction: Multiple Expressions, Common Etiology. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 12, 367-374.
Jan 17 – Sarah Nelson / Addictive behavior & psychiatric comorbidity
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Shaffer, H. J., Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., Albanese, M., & Caro, G. (2007). The Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders Among Repeat DUI Offenders Accepting a Treatment Sentencing Option. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75 (5), 795-804.
Jan 24 – Allyson Peller / Behavioral healthcare issues and assessment
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LaBrie, R. A., Browne, C., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L., Straus, J. H., Garmon, M. S., LaPlante, D. A., Scher, S., Peller, A. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007) Implementation of a Consumer-Directed Approach in Behavioral Health Care: Problems and Prospects, Psychiatric Services, 58, 300-302.
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LaBrie, A., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Christensen, D. E., Greenwood, K. L., Straus, J. H., Garmon, M. S., Browne, C., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). The interdependence of behavioural and somatic health: implications for conceptualizing health and measuring treatment outcomes. International Journal of Integrated Care. Volume 7.
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Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., LaBrie, R. A., Caro, G., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Implementation of a computerized psychiatric assessment tool at a DUI treatment facility: A case example, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, (34), 489–493.
Jan 31 – Debi LaPlante / Gender & addiction
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LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2006). Men and women playing games: Gender and the gambling preferences of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22(1), 65-80.
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LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., Odegaard, S. S., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (In Press). Substance and Psychiatric Disorders among Men and Women Repeat DUI Offenders Who Accept a Treatment Sentencing Option. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2006). The proxy effect: Gender and gambling problem trajectories of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program participants. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22, 221-240.
Feb 7 – Sarah Nelson / Addictive behavior and crime
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LaBrie, R. A., Kidman, R., Albanese, M., Peller, A. J., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Criminality and continued DUI offense: Criminal typologies and recidivism among repeat offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 25(4), 603-614.
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Krueger, R. F., Markon, K. E., Patrick, C. J., Benning, S. D., & Kramer, M. D. (2007). Linking antisocial behavior, substance use, and personality: An integrative quantitative model of the adult externalizing spectrum. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116(4), 645-666.
Feb 14 – Allyson Peller / Technology & addiction
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LaBrie, R. A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., Schumann, A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Assessing the Playing Field: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Internet Sports Gambling Behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23, 347-362.
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Peller, A. J., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (under review). Review of Experimental Research Studies Examining Parameters for Safer Gambling Behavior.
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Schumann, A., LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., Bosworth, L. B., & Shaffer, H. J. (under review). Effects of Deposit Limits on Actual Internet Sports Gambling Behavior.
Feb 21 - School Vacation
Feb 28 – Debi LaPlante / Stability of addictive behavior
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LaPlante, D. A., Nelson, S. E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (in press). Stability and progression of disordered gambling: Lessons from longitudinal studies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
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LaPlante, D.A., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R.A., & Shaffer, H.J. (in press). Population Trends in Internet Sports Gambling. Computers in Human Behavior.
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LaPlante, DA & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Understanding the influence of gambling opportunities: Expanding exposure models to include adaptation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77, 616-623.
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LaPlante, D.A., Nelson, S.E., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H.J. (2008) Stability and Progression of Disordered Gambling: Lessons From Longitudinal Studies. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 53 (1), 52-60.
Mar 6 – Sarah Nelson / Addiction & self-regulation
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LaBrie, R. A., Nelson, S. E., Caro, G., LaPlante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2007). Missouri Casino Self-excluders: Distributions Across Time and Space, Journal of Gambling Studies, 23(2), 231-243.
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Nelson, S. E., LaPlante, D. A., Peller, A. J., Schumann, A., LaBrie, R. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (under review). Real limits in the virtual world: Self-limiting behavior of Internet gamblers.
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Excerpts from Baumeister, R. F. & Vohs, K. D. (2004). Handbook of Self-regulation. NY: Guilford Press
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Chapter 23: Self-regulatory failure and addiction (Sayette, M. A.)
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Chapter 24: Alcohol and self-regulation (Hull, J.G. & Slone, L. B.)
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Mar 13 – John Kleschinsky, MPH (guest lecturer) / Challenges for longitudinal addiction research
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Kleschinsky, J. H., Bosworth, L. B., Walsh, E., Nelson, S. E., Shaffer, H. J. (under review). Prospective research methods for DUI repeat offenders and other risky populations.
Mar 20 – Allyson Peller / Brief interventions and assessments
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LaBrie, RA LaPlante, DA Peller, AJ Shaffer, HJ Bernhard, BJ Harper, A Schrier, T & Thomas, M. An Assessment of Brief Problem Gambling Intervention in Nevada. In: Final Report. Medford, MA: Cambridge Health Alliance, Division on Addictions, 2007. (Sponsored by the State of Nevada Department of Public Health.)