Improvement in residents' attitudes toward individuals with substance use disorders following an online training module on stigma

J Avery, D Knoepflmacher, E Mauer, KA Kast… - HSS Journal …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Resident physicians have been shown to possess negative attitudes toward
individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), even if the residents believe they have …

Effect of a Co-Located Bridging Recovery Initiative on Hospital Length of Stay Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: The BRIDGE Randomized Clinical Trial

D Marcovitz, ML Dear, R Donald… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Co-located bridge clinics aim to facilitate a timely transition to outpatient care for
inpatients with opioid use disorder (OUD); however, their effect on hospital length of stay …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes toward individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders among resident physicians

JD Avery, KE Taylor, KA Kast, J Kattan… - The primary care …, 2019 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Resident physicians frequently provide care for individuals diagnosed with mental
illness and substance use disorders (SUDs). Clinicians—including psychiatrists and …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacotherapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and retention in outpatient substance use disorder treatment: a retrospective cohort study

KA Kast, V Rao, TE Wilens - The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2021 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To assess the relationship between short-and longer-term retention in outpatient
substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and pharmacotherapy for comorbid attention …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging Recovery Initiative Despite Gaps in Entry (BRIDGE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a bridge clinic compared with usual care for …

DE Marcovitz, KD White, W Sullivan, HM Limper… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients with substance use disorders are overrepresented among general
hospital inpatients, and their admissions are associated with longer lengths of stay and …

Impact of inpatient addiction psychiatry consultation on opioid use disorder outcomes

KA Kast, TDV Le, LS Stewart, AD Wiese… - … American Journal on …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Addiction consultation services provide access to
specialty addiction care during general hospital admission. This study assessed opioid use …

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and the consulting psychiatrist: a case study of diagnosis and treatment for an emerging disorder in psychiatric practice

KA Kast, L Gershengoren - Journal of Psychiatric Practice®, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The increasing prevalence of cannabis use in the United States requires awareness of
cannabis-related disorders and familiarity with treatment options. We present a case of …

More effective communication during inpatient addiction treatment

DE Marcovitz, KA Kast - Substance Abuse, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this commentary, the authors argue that historical approaches to inpatient addiction
treatment favoring more confrontational, expert-centric, or paternalistic undercurrents …

Implementation of a hub-and-spoke partnership for opioid use disorder treatment in a medicaid nonexpansion state

DE Marcovitz, M Pettapiece-Phillips… - Psychiatric …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Hub-and-spoke (H&S) partnerships for managing opioid use disorder vary by US state. This
column provides the first description of the development of an H&S partnership in …

CL Case Conference: Applying Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder in Hospitalized Patients With Co-occurring Substance Use …

BJ Hwang, BT Unruh, KA Kast - Journal of the Academy of Consultation …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a case illustrating common challenges in the hospital management and
treatment of comorbid borderline personality disorder and substance use disorders. Experts …