Publications by authors named "Carmina Tellez"

Background And Purpose: Minority stressors have been linked with alcohol use among transgender and gender diverse (TGD); however, no ecological momentary assessment studies have examined daily links between minority stress and alcohol use specifically among TGD. This study examined gender minority stressors and resilience as predictors of same-day or momentary alcohol-related outcomes. Feasibility and acceptability of procedures were evaluated.

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Research and reviews to date suggest that community-based residential treatments for substance use disorders (SUDs) have mixed effectiveness, with some studies finding positive outcomes while others finding no differences between intervention arms, including inpatient, outpatient, and control groups. In order to understand these mixed findings, reviews have underscored the importance of outlining the active treatment components of residential treatment, as well as treatment mechanisms and outcomes. Further, there is very little research on the underlying theories explaining how and for whom residential treatments are effective.

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