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Prevalence and Correlates of Insomnia in a Polish Sample of Alcohol-Dependent Patients by Zhabenko, Nataliya, Wojnar, Marcin, Brower, Kirk J.

“…Background Insomnia is an important symptom in alcohol‐dependent patients because it may persist despite abstinence and predispose to relapse to drinking. The…”
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in alcohol dependent patients: A randomized controlled pilot trial by Arnedt, J. Todd, Conroy, Deirdre A., Armitage, Roseanne, Brower, Kirk J.

“…In a randomized controlled trial, we evaluated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment for insomnia to improve sleep and daytime symptoms, and to reduce…”
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Professional Stigma of Mental Health Issues: Physicians Are Both the Cause and Solution by Brower, Kirk J.

“…After a medical student prompted medical faculty to tell their stories of depression and related mental health issues, the author wrote this article with the…”
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Prescription Sleeping Pills, Insomnia, and Suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication by BROWER, Kirk J, MCCAMMON, Ryan J, WOJNAR, Marcin, ILGEN, Mark A, WOJNAR, Julita, VALENSTEIN, Marcia

“…Sedative-hypnotics have been associated with suicide attempts and completed suicides in a number of toxicologic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. Most…”
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Persistent Insomnia, Abstinence, and Moderate Drinking in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals by Brower, Kirk J., Krentzman, Amy, Robinson, Elizabeth A. R.

“…Insomnia is common, persistent, and increases the risk for relapse in alcohol‐dependent (AD) patients. Abstinence has long been considered the best strategy…”
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Oxytocin Genotype Moderates the Impact of Social Support on Psychiatric Distress in Alcohol-Dependent Patients by Love, Tiffany M, Cranford, James A, Burmeister, Margit, Wojnar, Marcin, Zucker, Robert A, J. Brower, Kirk

“…Abstract Aims The social environment strongly influences individual mental health. Individuals with strong social support systems tend to experience higher…”
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Assessment and treatment of insomnia in adult patients with alcohol use disorders by Brower, Kirk J

“…Abstract Insomnia in patients with alcohol dependence has increasingly become a target of treatment due to its prevalence, persistence, and associations with…”
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Alcohol Dependence and Its Relationship With Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders by Chakravorty, Subhajit, Chaudhary, Ninad S., Brower, Kirk J.

“…Sleep‐related complaints are widely prevalent in those with alcohol dependence (AD). AD is associated not only with insomnia, but also with multiple…”
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Feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a web-based gratitude exercise among individuals in outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder by Krentzman, Amy R., Mannella, Kristin A., Hassett, Afton L., Barnett, Nancy P., Cranford, James A., Brower, Kirk J., Higgins, Margaret M., Meyer, Piper S.

“…This mixed methods pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a web-based gratitude exercise (the 'Three Good Things' exercise (TGT))…”
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Six-month changes in spirituality, religiousness, and heavy drinking in a treatment-seeking sample by ROBINSON, Elizabeth A. R, CRANFORD, James A, WEBB, Jon R, BROWER, Kirk J

“…This descriptive and exploratory study investigated change in alcoholics' spirituality and/or religiousness (S/R) from treatment entry to 6 months later and…”
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Operational Constraints and Gender Biases: A Qualitative Analysis of Physician Parenting Experiences by Lee, Hsin, Burrows, Heather L, Singer, Kanakadurga, Brower, Kirk J, Bradford, Carol R, Spencley, Brooke, Owens, Lauren, Morgan, Helen Kang

“…Objective: Although parenting responsibilities are correlated with gender disparities in professional development and salary, the nature of parental challenges…”
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The prospective relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health by Wong, Maria M, Brower, Kirk J

“…Abstract Objective Previous research has found a longitudinal relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior while controlling for depression and…”
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Serotonin 2A receptor gene (HTR2A) polymorphism in alcohol-dependent patients by Małgorzata, Wrzosek, Andrzej, Jakubczyk, Michał, Wrzosek, Halina, Matsumoto, Jacek, Łukaszkiewicz, Kirk J., Brower, Marcin, Wojnar

“…The serotonergic (5-HT) dysfunction has been frequently described in subjects with alcohol dependence (AD). In the present study, a potential relationship…”
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Insomnia symptoms and suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey – Adolescent Supplement by Wong, Maria M, Brower, Kirk J, Craun, Elizabeth A

“…Abstract Objective In this paper, we examined the relationship between insomnia symptoms and suicidality in a national sample of US adolescents, while…”
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A Focus on Leadership Communication and Feeling Valued to Prevent Burnout and Turnover Among Healthcare Professionals by Young, Amy M, Aronoff, Chloe, Goel, Sandy, Jerome, Matthew, Brower, Kirk J

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the relative importance of leadership communication in predicting burnout and intention to stay among faculty and…”
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Sleep problems, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors in adolescence by Wong, Maria M, Brower, Kirk J, Zucker, Robert A

“…Abstract Objective Previous research has found an association between sleep problems and suicidal behavior. However, it is still unclear whether the…”
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Web-Streamed Didactic Instruction on Substance Use Disorders Compares Favorably With Live-Lecture Format by Maher, Karam-Hage, Brower M.D, Kirk J., Mullan, Patricia B., Gay, Tamara, Gruppen, Larry D.

“…Objective Education about substance use disorders in medical schools and, subsequently, physicians’ identification of and intervention in these diagnoses lag…”
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Open pilot study of gabapentin versus trazodone to treat insomnia in alcoholic outpatients by Karam‐Hage, Maher, Brower, Kirk J.

“…Alcohol‐dependent outpatients with persisting insomnia were treated with either gabapentin or trazodone. Patients were assessed at baseline and after 4–6 weeks…”
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Sleep disturbance as a universal risk factor for relapse in addictions to psychoactive substances by Brower, Kirk J, Perron, Brian E

“…Summary Relapse to uncontrolled use of a psychoactive substance is arguably the single most defining characteristic of an addiction. Relapse following…”
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Insomnia, alcoholism and relapse by Brower, Kirk J

“…Insomnia and alcoholism are significantly associated in community surveys and patient samples. Insomnia occurs in 36–72% of alcoholic patients and may last for…”
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